HACKLES: A Case Study on Using Data to Create Experiences with Wearables

Pratte, S., Tang, A., and Oehlberg, L. (2023). HACKLES: A Case Study on Using Data to Create Experiences with Wearables. In CHI22 Workshop: Toolkits & Wearables - Developing Toolkits for Exploring Wearable Designs.

Abstract

Wearable empathy tools are physical artifacts designed to help the wearer understand the lived experience of another. Designers often use data as an essential material in the creation of these tools. This work presents a case study on designing a wearable empathy tool driven by a narrative. HACKLES uses sensor data to simulate the experience of anxiety women feel when walking alone at night. We then briefly discuss engaging topics from our experience creating the design.

Materials

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BibTeX

@inproceedings{pratte2023hacklesworkshop,
  url = {https://materialfordesign.net/chi2023_workshop/},
  type = {workshop},
  year = {2023},
  pdfurl = { https://pub-581aa5465e9d48588599e591c640cba1.r2.dev/papers/2023-chi2023workshop-pratte-hackles.pdf},
  editor = {Matthew Lee-Smith and Jesse Josua Benjamin and Audrey Desjardins and Mathias Funk and William Odom and Doenja Oogjes and Young-Woo Park and James Pierce and Pedro Sanches and Vasiliki Tsaknaki},
  booktitle = {CHI22 Workshop: Toolkits & Wearables - Developing Toolkits for Exploring Wearable Designs},
  abstract = {Wearable empathy tools are physical artifacts designed to help the wearer understand the lived experience of another. Designers often use data as an essential material in the creation of these tools. This work presents a case study on designing a wearable empathy tool driven by a narrative. HACKLES uses sensor data to simulate the experience of anxiety women feel when walking alone at night. We then briefly discuss engaging topics from our experience creating the design.},
  title = { HACKLES: A Case Study on Using Data to Create Experiences with Wearables },
  author = {Pratte, Sydney and Tang, Anthony and Oehlberg, Lora},
}