Before researching and designing Sensory Augmentation technology I studied special effects makeup and prosthetics design. My interest was always centred around the manipulation of the body — warping the shape, adding new materials and changing the way we and others perceive the body. This eventually evolved into my now pretty…
Cognition does not reside solely in the brain, our body and our world are also part of the cognitive process. While some actions are purely pragmatic and functional, such as switching a light on, ‘epistemic actions’ alter the world in order to aid our cognitive processes, for example rotating a…
As we perceive and understand our world through our senses they have taken on more intangible or metaphorical associations beyond their physical abilities. Our senses determine not just how we perceive reality functionally but also how we understand and interact with it socially and symbolically. …
This blog is the second of a two part series which explores hybrid human and non-human identities, in a time when we are opening up what identity means and are considering the role of non-human actors in our lives — such as animals, the environment, materials and data. …
We have been seeing a rapid change in the landscape of identity - moving away from rigid binary boxes, particularly when it comes to gender. We are slowly becoming a society which embraces the plurality of identity and self-definition — or are moving away from definitions altogether. In the world…
The body is political. It has been described as a ‘tomb’ (Plato), a ‘temple’ (Saint Paul), a ‘machine’ (Descartes), and the self (‘I am my body’ — Sartre). Our body can represent our identity, our past, our race, gender and status, and be a symbol for our society. However, how…
From seeing hidden colours of the light spectrum to understanding information through our skin, Sensory Augmentation devices merge the human with technology to open up new sensory abilities — and the possibilities are potentially endless. In previous blogs we have looked at several people who already use the technology and…
In a previous blog we explored Sensory Augmentation technology — a way to expand our perception of the world by merging with technology, giving us added sensory information about the world around us. Here are 5 people who have designed and created their own technology to do just that!
How to enhance your world with Sensory Augmentation technology
What if you could feel infra-red light? Or hear colour? Or even read your Twitter posts through vibrations on your skin? And if you could, how would this new sensory information change how you perceive the world around you, or change…
In the past, we used to play around the streets, socialize and spend time with each other in person. However, we did not have the means to feel together when distant. Today “the reality” has changed, and thanks to technology we can do things that we weren’t able to do…
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