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An Annotated Soma Design Process of the Pelvic Chair
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9472-3805
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2154-6945
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2022 (English)In: DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2022, p. 1921-1933Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The Pelvic Chair uses soft robotics to gently touch the outer pelvic floor to create awareness of its anatomy and function. Our pelvic floor is an important muscle group that holds up our inner organs. A soma design approach makes out a novel route to know through our senses what an experience in this context feels like, which can provide alternative ways of being in the world. Through annotated imagery, we explore the affordances of soft latex pockets filled with air to convey touch that is appropriate for this intimate, sensitive area. Iteratively, we investigate how layers of materials, area, shape, volume and temporality, together with the specific placement on the body, convey the kinds of experiential qualities we seek. We highlight that somatic design judgements are crucial in guiding this process, going beyond traditional approaches to design that focus on visual assessments, models, or hand-based touch.

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) , 2022. p. 1921-1933
Keywords [en]
Authors Keywords Soma Design, Design Process, Pelvic Floor, Shape-changing Interfaces, Touch
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Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-317635DOI: 10.1145/3532106.3533469ISI: 001036715000130Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85133574037OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-317635DiVA, id: diva2:1695737
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2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing, DIS 2022, 13 June - 17 June 2022, Virtual/Online
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Part of proceedings: ISBN 978-145039358-4

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Available from: 2022-09-14 Created: 2022-09-14 Last updated: 2023-09-22Bibliographically approved

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Balaam, MadelineCiolfi Felice, MarianelaKaklopoulou, Eirini

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