Abstract
In this paper, we describe a case study of Fibo - a pregnancy wearable for men (and non-pregnant partners) which allows a partner to feel the movements of their unborn child via a wearable jewellery device. Fibo, in its current state, is a jewellery device housing four pearls which are attached to a servo motor simulating a fetus' movement. We explore other pregnancy devices in related works. The insights gained from early prototyping with Fibo demonstrate a need to design for meaningfulness and we present this as a future work - the need to enable meaningful experiences through thoughtful device design.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | DIS 2017 Companion - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2017 |
| Pages | 95-100 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450349918, 978-1-4503-4991-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Jun 2017 |
| Event | 12th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2017 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Jun 2017 → 14 Jun 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 10/06/2017 → 14/06/2017 |
| Sponsor | ACM SIGCHI |
Keywords
- Craft
- Digital jewellery
- Jewellery devices
- Meaningfulness
- Rapid prototyping
- Smart products
- Wearables