Essays about: "Shape-Changing Interfaces"

Found 2 essays containing the words Shape-Changing Interfaces.

  1. 1. The Breathing Garment : Exploring Breathing-Based Interactions through Deep Touch Pressure

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Annkatrin Jung; [2020]
    Keywords : Deep Touch Pressure; Soma Design; Breathing Awareness; Wearables; Haptics; Mental Wellbeing; Shape-Changing Interfaces; Djuptrycksterapi; Soma design; Andetag medvetenhet; Kroppsnära teknik; Haptisk feedback; Psykisk välbefinnande; Formändrandebof gränssnitt;

    Abstract : Deep touch pressure is used to treat sensory processing difficulties by applying a firm touch to the body to stimulate the nervous system and soothe anxiety. I conducted a long-term exploration of deep touch pressure from a first-person perspective, using shape-changing pneumatic actuators, breathing and ECG sensors to investigate whether deep touch pressure can guide users to engage in semi-autonomous interactions with their breathing and encourage greater introspection and body awareness. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Design and Evaluation of Ambient Displays in a Hospital Environment

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Dorien Koelemeijer; [2016]
    Keywords : ambient displays; AmI; hospital; healthcare; ambient intelligence; ubiqtuitous computing; calm technology; ubicomp; weiser; health care; technology; shape-changing interface; shape changing interface; shape-changing display; shape changing display; biometrics; remote communication; social awareness system; peripheral awareness; hospital technology; nurses; medical personnel; body area networks; dual-task experiment; common information space; arduino; electronic medical record; vital signs; data visualisation; prototypes;

    Abstract : Hospital environments are ranked as one of the most stressful contemporary work environments for their employees, and this especially concerns nurses (Nejati et al. 2016). READ MORE