palpable wearable computing
rapid prototyping Wearable Technology band
Photo by Jessica Rajko
The Rapid Prototyping Wearable Technology Band is a handcrafted, custom band that works with several different sensors and feedback outputs for rapid wearable prototyping. The image above is of the most recent version. I use this in courses related to wearable technology design so that students 1. don't have to spend their own money purchasing several hardware electronic components, 2. can spend more time with movement-based, bodily exploration rather than technological design. I've used this band in two classes:
Palpability and Wearable Computing, Digital Humanities Summer Institute, Victoria, BC
Palpability and Wearable Computing: AME 598 Special Topics course, Arizona State University
Step-by-step instructions for building the band can be found on my Instructables page.
Chapter publication detailing the project and its curricular use:
Rajko, Jessica J. "Embodied Learning: Somatically Informed Instructional Design." Perspectives on Wearable Enhanced Learning (WELL). Springer, Cham, 2019. 187-211.
