Enhanced tradition - Combining tech and traditional clothing

Vilhelmina Sokol, Kai Steven Kunze, Yuta Sugiura, Masahiko Inami

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Abstract

We present the concept of the "Enhanced Tradition", combining electronics with traditional Japanese clothes; our initial prototype integrates a smart phone display in an obi (traditional sash). We overcome the common problem of where to put the phone while wearing Kimono and Yukata and create a new flexible, interaction surface. We present a user study evaluating our first design and exploring the application design space for using the "Enhanced Obi" to augment the user. The application ideas from users range from displaying past or current events to communicating the mental state to bystanders.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUbiComp and ISWC 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages591-594
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781450335751
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Sept 7
EventACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the 2015 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, UbiComp and ISWC 2015 - Osaka, Japan
Duration: 2015 Sept 72015 Sept 11

Other

OtherACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and the 2015 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, UbiComp and ISWC 2015
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOsaka
Period15/9/715/9/11

Keywords

  • Enhanced tradition
  • Japan
  • Mobile phone
  • Obi

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Software

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