Augmented Body

~Shannon Lin & Max Stockdale~

Brief:
-experiment with ways that we can change a person’s relationship to their physical environment. These wearable, physical artifacts will be designed to impact our senses through amplification, dampening, distortion,
isolation, etc.

Aug. 30

Focus:

• sound & touch

Initial Ideas:

• fidget toy(glove/bracelet to interact with); calming effect
• detachable soles(dampening and amplifying noise/texture)

Process

Sound & Touch

• With these two sense in mind, we created detachable soles that amplify and dampen sound of someone walking while also altering the texture/touch

How does the sole change the sound when someone walks?

How does the feel of the detachable sole change the experience for the wearer?

3 types of soles:

• slipper
• sandal
• heel

SOUND

• heels - augmented
• sandals - controlled
• slippers - dampened

TOUCH

• heels(sandpaper)- aggravation
• sandals(ridges)- control
• slippers(cushion)- comfort