Abschlussarbeit, Theorie
touch my mind
2018
Urheberschaft
Marie-France Bojanowski
Bereich
ZHdK, MA Design, Zürich, CH
Print, Broschüre; PDF
Format: 21.5 × 17.5 cm, 143 Seiten
Weitere TitelUntertitelWhat if I could hold my mind in my palm to calm it down?
StudienarbeitMaster of Arts in Design ; Vertiefung Interaction Design
BeschreibungThe human mind naturally tends to chaos such as stress, a state we can self-regulate with the help of technology. But how does technology help the mind to be calm in order to alleviate stress and enhance well-being? While the brain naturally augments itself with real-world elements to compensate for its weaknesses, biofeedback blurs the boundary between brain, body and world. This thesis identifies common denominators, both in the way we use technology to augment our physical body, and the way things shape our cognition. Interactions with technologies in the fields of mindfulness, biofeedback and knitting were compared through design ethnography, a participatory workshop and self-experiments. Three conceptual objects knitted with electronics – “Stop, Breathe, Knit” - transform these research findings into a wearable narrative experience, triggering audio stories from different perspectives: the calming mind that extends itself in the body, in the nature and in technology.ArchivnummerBBI-2018-C10-001
SammlungArchiv ZHdK
EigentümerinZürcher Hochschule der Künste, ZHdK / Archiv
Kategorien
- Archiv (Studienarbeiten)/Design