being john malkovich - future of research with wearable tech - sydney design 2014

Welcome to ‘Being John Malkovich - the future of research with wearable technology’. This is a workshop is part of Sydney Design 2014.

We come from an independent consulting company called the Ripple Effect Group. We’re specialised in helping company communicate

and collaborate effectively using technology.

www.rippleffectgroup.com

Anthropology User Experience

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We would like you to leave the workshop with some interesting take aways around the value of research, and how to use emerging technology such as wearables to

conduct research effectively and creatively.

We share a common interest in understanding human behaviours and new technology trends, such as wearable tech.

Research = Quantitative + Qualitative

You may reach different conclusions from analysing this infographic on the Average American diet…

…than you would by drawing insights by looking at these fridges.

Source: Mark Menjivar’s ‘You Are What You Eat’ photography project http://www.markmenjivar.com/projects/you_are_what_you_eat

Activity 1: Match the fridge with its owner

College Students| Waco, TX | 3-Person

Household | Drummer for death metal band.

Retired Emergency Room Nurse | DeBary,

Florida | 1-Person Household | Saved the life of next door

neighbor during medical emergency.

Competitive Food Eaters | New York, New York |

3-Person Household | Holds records for eating most burritos, cannolis,

buffet food, green beans, sushi, pancakes, ramen

noodles, tamales, tiramisu and sweet corn.

Midwife/Middle School Science Teacher | San

Antonio, TX | 3-Person Household (including

dog) | First week after deciding to eat all

local produce.

Would a fridge in Texas look different to one in New York? !

How do the economic trends of a city influence the fridges of individual families?

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Which day of the week was the photo taken? !

Can I tell who owns the fridge from the way they organise the shelves?

Challenge assumptions

Develop empathy

Spark insights

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biosensor

Wearable(s)noun: easy to wear computing hardware designed to respond to our environment

Not a new conceptAn abacus ring, made in China during the 17th century

Source: Abacus Ring image http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2584437/Is-wearable-computer-300-year-old-Chinese-abacus-ring-used-Qing-Dynasty-help-traders.html

Dash Smart In-Ear Headphones

Emotiv headband

Google Glass

Narrative Clip

Smart watch

NFC ring

FitBit Flex

Lecha shoes

Google contact lens

Omsignal

Current stateFor more information, take a look at ZDNet’s ‘History of Wearable Tech: http://www.zdnet.com/the-history-of-wearable-technology-a-timeline-7000030090/

FitnessHealthcare

Where else do you think are emerging areas as application of wearable tech?

Wearables allow us to layer quantitative data with qualitative data to develop insights.

"Fitbit is missing when you got married or bought a car. That context is missing and these events have such a huge impact on your activity."

Nicholas Felton, Co-founder Reporter App & Daytum

When Kitty Ireland stumbled upon her grandmother’s diaries and started to explore the daily entries, she was struck by similarities with her own life and habits. Reading the diaries, Kitty saw that her grandmother used her daily entries as logs – tracking the details of where she went, what she ate, even the boys she kissed. She transcribed her diary and tracked the name of the boys grandma mentioned in her diary in this graph below…

Grandma’s diary in 1942

Lifelogging is not new….

…but technology makes it easier.

Source: http://quantifiedself.com/2013/11/kitty-ireland-grandma-lifelogger/

Feltron’s Annual ReportsFor more on Nicholas Felton’s life logging reports visit http://feltron.com

Olympic diverForeign

correspondent in Iran

Sex worker in Sydney

Parkinson’s disease sufferer

Activity 2: Design a wearable tech to help you research one of the following subject

What data will your wearable device collect? Where is it worn?

Why does it fit your research subject?

Winning team

FUTURE

How will you use wearable tech to conduct research effectively and creatively?

Thank you

Jess ErhartDigital Consultant

@JErhart

Nhung NguyenUser Experience Designer

@nhungphnguyen