Conference Paper

FeltRadio: Experiencing and Participating in WiFi Activities Through Sensorial Augmentation

Fulltext URI

Document type

Text/Conference Paper

Additional Information

Date

2016

Authors

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Source

COOP 2016: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems
Interactive Experiences

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Abstract

FeltRadio is a portable technology for sensing WiFi through sensorial augmentation and Electric Muscle Stimulation (EMS). The technology enables its wearer to sensorially engage with the radio waves and WiFi activities that have become an integrated part of our everyday lives. The sensorial engagement changes people’s experience of WiFi activities, and allows them to participate in wireless communication infrastructures in novel ways. This is both an immediately embodied activity as it is a new form of social awareness. In this paper, we briefly present the FeltRadio technology and show how it facilitates new forms of critical reflection through sensorial participation in our contemporary experience of wireless traffic.

Description

Fritsch, Jonas; Grönvall, Erik (2016): FeltRadio: Experiencing and Participating in WiFi Activities Through Sensorial Augmentation. COOP 2016: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33464-6_21. Springer International Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-319-33463-9. pp. 315-320. Interactive Experiences. Trento, Italy. 23-27 May 2016

Keywords

Citation

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-33464-6_21

Tags

Collections

COOP 2016: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems