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With the emergence of augmented eyeglasses, smart watches, and health and performance monitoring wristbands, wearable computing has moved to the cusp of commonplace consumer technology. These technologies continue a trend already observed within mobile technologies, their exclusivity to the wearer. Users often project an aura of disengagement from their surroundings. To address this issue we developed the Lightning Bug, a light enhanced garment. The Lightning Bug signifies an extension of our existing channels of mobile communication into the directly perceivable realm, by deploying a visible mode of interaction and exchange of information. In a semantic analysis, we investigate the ability of the garment to represent information using different light-patterns, and develop a mode of intuitively interpretable signaling. Considering the established mental models concerning fashion, we further develop a system of controlling the device based on natural behavioral patterns by reading and utilizing the wearer’s nonverbal communicative clues.
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Frankjaer, T.R., Gilgen, D. (2014). Wearable Networks, Creating Hybrid Spaces with Soft Circuits. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. User Experience Design for Diverse Interaction Platforms and Environments. DUXU 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8518. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07626-3_40
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