Title
AWElectric: That Gave Me Goosebumps, Did You Feel It Too?
Abstract
Awe is a powerful, visceral sensation described as a sudden chill or shudder accompanied by goosebumps. People feel awe in the face of extraordinary experiences: the sublimity of nature, the beauty of art and music, the adrenaline rush of fear. Awe is healthy, both physically and mentally. It can be shared by people who are witnessing the same phenomenon, but traditionally it cannot be communicated remotely across time or distance: to feel awe involves real time experience, and explaining the experience that gave rise to it does not always induce the feeling of awe itself. We want to make this sensation something that can be transmitted, and therefore present AWElectric, a wearable interface that can detect awe, enhance it, and create it in another person. Our shared goosebump design embeds inflatable biometric displays in 3D print fabric.The AudioTactile fabric transmits an awe-inducing sound frequency to the partner that physically manifests the tingles, chills, and goosebumps that awe provokes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3024969.3025004
Tangible and Embedded Interaction
Keywords
Field
DocType
bio-sensing, tactile interface, haptic, remote communication, affective computing, awe, goosebumps, wearable technology, inflatable, 3d print, AudioTactile, embedded fabric, extimacy
Aesthetics,Visceral sensation,Computer graphics (images),Wearable computer,Computer science,Beauty,Human–computer interaction,Phenomenon,Feeling,Remote communication,3d print
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.63
16
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kristin Niedlinger122.35
Khiet P. Truong230232.64
Caty Telfair310.63
Loe M. G. Feijs456075.97
Edwin Dertien5154.58
Vanessa Evers683680.72