airMorphologies
Year 2019
Location Santa Barbara, CA
How to improve the quality of communication and expression when wearing masks?
A facial mask, as part of the daily outfit for people living in an air polluted environment, has become a barrier for social interaction and self-expression. airMorphologies, a pneumatic wearable device, shapes our body language and ways of social interactions. Controlled by users’ voices, airMorphologies allows interaction between two users through their shape-changing devices. By changing their appearance, users gain a novel way to communicate and socialize with their new body language and expressions.
Installation
Documentation
Presentation
airMorphologies (CHI 2020)
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Documentation and video credits
Juan Manuel Escalante
Spencial Thanks
CNSI Innovation Workshop
Media Arts and Technology Program