Re: [-empyre-] Wearable Technologies and dresses/bodies in flux

2011-05-26 Thread danielle wilde
Much work in the areas of wearable technology has nothing to do with fashion, as the commercial drivers and imperatives don't seem to allow for anything terribly interesting in this space (as Van Dyke rather starkly points out). I do not believe that this renders the space uninteresting. Rather it

Re: [-empyre-] Wearable Technologies and dresses/bodies in flux

2011-05-26 Thread danielle wilde
I thought I should add, speculative design also provides a rich context for the imagining and sometimes subsequent development of body-worn technologies. I think, in particular, of some of the subtly visceral opportunities for engagement provided by auger-loizeauhttp://www.auger-loizeau.com/, in

Re: [-empyre-] Wearable Technologies: Cross-disciplinary Ventures”

2011-05-26 Thread danielle wilde
melinda, I'm happy to respond, but I'm not sure I understand your question - are you asking what terminologies I use to describe practices related to the concept of second skin? can you possibly clarify a little? many thanks danielle On 25 May 2011 23:17, Melinda Rackham meli...@subtle.net wrote:

Re: [-empyre-] Wearable Technologies: Cross-disciplinary Ventures”

2011-05-26 Thread davin heckman
Melinda (and everyone else), I am sorry to have let my participation lapse... between grading and a lot of other obligations, I have dropped out for a while. BUT, I am really interested in this month's topic and have been quite fascinated by what I have read so far. I want to respond to

Re: [-empyre-] Week 4 of empyre: Wearable Technologies Welcome Danielle Wilde, Sarah Kettley and Lucy Dunne

2011-05-26 Thread Lucy Dunne
Hello all, Thanks for the introduction. I have also been following the discussion this month, and am interested to jump in and discuss more fully with all of you. Much of the discussion so far has related to the performative aspects of wearable technology. Certainly in application to expressive