data-things: digital fabrication situated within participatory data translation activities
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Data-ThingsDigital Fabrication Situated within Participatory Data Translation Activities
Bettina Nissen | John Bowers
Culture Lab . School of Arts and Cultures . Newcastle University . UK
Data-Things
• Situated digital fabrication within shared, social data translation activities
• Encouraging reflection and conversation within specific contexts
• Receiving personal meaning through participants’ active involvement
Background
Trajectory
Situating fabrication within an exhibition trajectory as souvenir making activities to enrich audience experiences [Nissen et al.]
‘Social Fabrication’
as shared, public experience that stimulates conversation [Ogawa et al.]
Data as Material
Through personal data representations of physical activity this design space is opened out supporting the increasing research that will “print things from data” [Khot et al.]
Nissen, B., Bowers, J., Wright, P. et al. Volvelles, Domes and Wristbands: Embedding Digital Fabrication within a Visitor's Trajectory of Engagement. In Proc. DIS '14. ACM (2014). 825-834.Ogawa, H., Mara, M., Lindinger, C., et al. Shadowgram: A Case Study for Social Fabrication through Interactive Fabrication in Public Spaces. In Proc. TEI’12. ACM (2012). 57-60.Khot, R., Hjorth, L. and Mueller, F. Understanding Physical Activity through 3D Printed Material Artifacts. In Proc. CHI '14. ACM (2014). 3835-3844.
Background
Trajectory
Situating fabrication within an exhibition trajectory as souvenir making activities to enrich audience experiences [Nissen et al.]
‘Social Fabrication’
as shared, public experience that stimulates conversation [Ogawa et al.]
Data as Material
Through personal data representations of physical activity this design space is opened out supporting the increasing research that will “print things from data” [Khot et al.]
Nissen, B., Bowers, J., Wright, P. et al. Volvelles, Domes and Wristbands: Embedding Digital Fabrication within a Visitor's Trajectory of Engagement. In Proc. DIS '14. ACM (2014). 825-834.Ogawa, H., Mara, M., Lindinger, C., et al. Shadowgram: A Case Study for Social Fabrication through Interactive Fabrication in Public Spaces. In Proc. TEI’12. ACM (2012). 57-60.Khot, R., Hjorth, L. and Mueller, F. Understanding Physical Activity through 3D Printed Material Artifacts. In Proc. CHI '14. ACM (2014). 3835-3844.
individual’s tweets with the
hashtag #TDC14
Conference Tweets as Data-Things
Exploring how online social interactions could be translated into physical forms to encourage offline conversations
overall amount of tweets with
the same hashtag
Twitter username translates tweet data into digitally generated data-thing which was
then 3D printed in situ
Conference Tweets as Data-Things
Wearable ‘clip’ design as a suitable companion to conference material as well as
visual clues for conversation
Conference Tweets as Data-Things
“I’m not very good at talking to people at conferences if I don’t know anyone but this [shape] gave me something to talk to people about and start a conversation.”
Conference Tweets as Data-Things
“It’s good that it’s abstract so you can make up your own interpretation”
Conference Tweets as Data-Things
“Our awesome (and unique) 3d printed clip is now installed on our documentation. Thanks”
Conference Tweets as Data-Things
Craft Movements as Data-Things
Smith, T., Bowen, S., Nissen, B., Hook, J., Verhoeven, A., Bowers, J., Wright, P., Olivier, P. Exploring Gesture Sonification to Support Reflective Craft Practice. In Proc. CHI'2015, ACM (2015)
Craft Movements as Data-Things
Sensor attached to the end of the crochet hook to stream movement data
Craft Movements as Data-Things
Initial translations of movement data into thread engravings were questioned “Why doesn’t it look more like crochet?”
Craft Movements as Data-Things
Concentric graph translations showing movement data more legibly while still
adapting some of the craft aesthetics of crochet patterns
Craft Movements as Data-Things
“I was thinking about my crochet, I do keep my hands quite still and quite close
and that’s maybe why it [the shape] is kind of quite narrow”
Craft Movements as Data-Things
“Going through the whole process of seeing it happening, seeing the difference, how it looked on screen, deciding and then printing [laser cutting]. So it feels like it kind of has more meaning.”
“it represented me struggling and (more or less) succeeding to learn a skill I'd always admired and associated with my granny and mum...I like that it visualises a tradition and is written in secret crochet code and placed on my mantel piece for me to feel proud of”
Craft Movements as Data-Things
1. Data Translation as Meaning Making
• Relationship between the active involvement in the translation of data and the meaning invested in the artefacts
• Participation in data generation, translation and fabrication processes enriches participants’ opportunities for meaning making
• Balance between meaningful data engagement and a level of ambiguity
• Stimulating future uses and meaning that is mindful to the specific needs of the context
2. Situating Data in a Trajectory of Use
• Data is not a fixed but a malleable medium open to interpretation,
translation and use
• Active role of the participant in the making of the artefact and its meaning
• Recognising our subjective role in the design of data translations
3. From Data Materialisation to Data Translation
We speculate on the possibility of ‘hybrid practices which combine craftwork with research practice’ in novel ways.
4. From Mutual Curiosity to Hybrid Research Practices
We speculate on the possibility of ‘hybrid practices which combine craftwork with research practice’ in novel ways.
4. From Mutual Curiosity to Hybrid Research Practices
Data-Things receive meaning through the participation in a shared making process, more specifically the data translation and fabrication processes
5. Data-Things
Data-Things
• Situated in shared, social data translation and fabrication activities
• Encouraging reflection and conversation within their contexts
• Receiving their personal meaning through participants active involvement
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