The Slow Floor: Increasing creative agency while walking on an interactive surface

Feltham, F; Loke, L; Van Den Hoven, E; Hannam, J; Bongers, B

The Slow Floor: Increasing creative agency while walking on an interactive surface

Feltham, F Loke, L Van Den Hoven, E

Hannam, J Bongers, B

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Citation:: TEI 2014 - 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, Proceedings, 2014, pp. 105 - 112
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Feltham, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Loke, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Den Hoven, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-1426	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hannam, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bongers, B	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	TEI 2014 - 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, Proceedings, 2014, pp. 105 - 112	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/34189
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/27389
dc.description.abstract	Walking is a physical activity that most people do on a daily basis. It is often characterized as a utilitarian means of locomotion; our basic, habitual mode of getting around from place to place. Walking can also be considered a creative and expressive act, with the potential for inspiring the design of interactive surfaces to support and mediate these aesthetic aspects. We draw on understandings of walking from a range of perspectives including biomechanics, ecological perception, anthropology and dance to inform the design and evaluation of an interactive surface. This surface, the Slow Floor, is intended to encourage a reflective engagement with the act of walking. We present the design and initial user evaluation of the Slow Floor, a pressure sensitive sound-generating surface, with a group of Butoh dancers performing a slow walk. The evaluation reveals a unique creative agency when walking on the Slow Floor compared to the internal focus on awareness when slow walking without the interactive surface. This creative agency provides new knowledge on the role interactive surfaces can play in developing awareness of movement and internal felt experience contributing to the discussion around somatics and HCI. Copyright is held by the owner/author(s).	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	TEI 2014 - 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/2540930.2540934	en_US
dc.title	The Slow Floor: Increasing creative agency while walking on an interactive surface	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	120304 Digital and Interaction Design	en_US
dc.location.activity	Munich, Germany
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Walking is a physical activity that most people do on a daily basis. It is often characterized as a utilitarian means of locomotion; our basic, habitual mode of getting around from place to place. Walking can also be considered a creative and expressive act, with the potential for inspiring the design of interactive surfaces to support and mediate these aesthetic aspects. We draw on understandings of walking from a range of perspectives including biomechanics, ecological perception, anthropology and dance to inform the design and evaluation of an interactive surface. This surface, the Slow Floor, is intended to encourage a reflective engagement with the act of walking. We present the design and initial user evaluation of the Slow Floor, a pressure sensitive sound-generating surface, with a group of Butoh dancers performing a slow walk. The evaluation reveals a unique creative agency when walking on the Slow Floor compared to the internal focus on awareness when slow walking without the interactive surface. This creative agency provides new knowledge on the role interactive surfaces can play in developing awareness of movement and internal felt experience contributing to the discussion around somatics and HCI. Copyright is held by the owner/author(s).

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