Wearable futures : hybrid culture in the design and development of soft technology
This two day International conference will aim to contextualize the future potential of Wearable Technologies in a variety of fields ranging from military application to fine art.~Wearable Futures is an interdisciplinary conference, which aims to bring together practitioners, inventors, and theorists in the field of soft technology and wearables including those concerned with fashion, textiles, sportswear, interaction design, media and live arts, medical textiles, wellness, perception and psychology, IPR, polymer science, nanotechnology, military, and other relevant research strands.~We will be examining how some broad generic questions will be explored in relation to wearable technology including but not restricted to: aesthetics and design, function and durability versus market forces; the desires, needs and realities of wearable technologies; technology and culture; simplicity and sustainability; design for wearability; wearables as theatre and wearables as emotional 'tools'.
Wearable futures : hybrid culture in the design and development of soft technology
This two day International conference will aim to contextualize the future potential of Wearable Technologies in a variety of fields ranging from military application to fine art.~Wearable Futures is an interdisciplinary conference, which aims to bring together practitioners, inventors, and theorists in the field of soft technology and wearables including those concerned with fashion, textiles, sportswear, interaction design, media and live arts, medical textiles, wellness, perception and psychology, IPR, polymer science, nanotechnology, military, and other relevant research strands.~We will be examining how some broad generic questions will be explored in relation to wearable technology including but not restricted to: aesthetics and design, function and durability versus market forces; the desires, needs and realities of wearable technologies; technology and culture; simplicity and sustainability; design for wearability; wearables as theatre and wearables as emotional 'tools'.
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This two day International con ...... earables as emotional ‘tools’.
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This two day International con ...... earables as emotional 'tools'.
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Wearable futures : hybrid culture in the design and development of soft technology
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