Distancebit is a conceptual AR glasses as an body gestures and biosignals augmenting device during face-to-face interaction. It probes a future where wearable computing doesn't just display data, but actively translate non-verbal social cues into tangible feedback, redefining the proxemics of the technologically mediated society.
2024
Designer
Researcher
Interaction Design
Design Research
Experiences are constructed through the presence of the physical body and real-time social interactions, shaped by the exploration of physical affordances and the sense-making of social actions.
We create a scenario envisioning that, in the near future, AR glasses become a ubiquitous personal computing device. What if non-verbal cues, such as body gestures, bio-signals, and emotional states could be translated through these glasses, similar to how Google Translate helps us understand unfamiliar languages?
Design as Provocation: This artifact functions as a critical probe into the quiet ways emerging technologies shape our perceptions and behaviours. It questions whether translating emotions into "data tips" enhances social connection or leads to a new form of algorithmic alienation.
Embodied Social Interaction: By integrating distance sensors and bio-signal monitoring, the prototype explores cross-cultural social interaction. It serves as a tool for "sense-making" in complex social environments, similar to a real-time linguistic translator for the physical body.
Methodological Depth: Developed through a series of future-scenario workshops, the project demonstrates a rigorous design-research process—from speculative storytelling to low-fidelity hardware prototyping and high-fidelity visualization.
I’m a person who hugs people every day — friends, family, or even nodding acquaintances. I actually never noticed that somehow my behavior might bother other people.
It is nice if it could actually offer me contextual suggestions or tips about social interaction, just like a personal AI."
The quotes above originate from the future scenario workshop. They illustrate the core intention of this project: to provoke critical reflection on emerging technologies and how they quietly shape our behaviours, perceptions, and social interactions.
Distancebit is a conceptual AR glasses as an body gestures and biosignals augmenting device during face-to-face interaction. It probes a future where wearable computing doesn't just display data, but actively translate non-verbal social cues into tangible feedback, redefining the proxemics of the technologically mediated society.
2024
Designer
Researcher
Interaction Design
Design Research
Experiences are constructed through the presence of the physical body and real-time social interactions, shaped by the exploration of physical affordances and the sense-making of social actions.
We create a scenario envisioning that, in the near future, AR glasses become a ubiquitous personal computing device. What if non-verbal cues, such as body gestures, bio-signals, and emotional states could be translated through these glasses, similar to how Google Translate helps us understand unfamiliar languages?
Design as Provocation: This artifact functions as a critical probe into the quiet ways emerging technologies shape our perceptions and behaviours. It questions whether translating emotions into "data tips" enhances social connection or leads to a new form of algorithmic alienation.
Embodied Social Interaction: By integrating distance sensors and bio-signal monitoring, the prototype explores cross-cultural social interaction. It serves as a tool for "sense-making" in complex social environments, similar to a real-time linguistic translator for the physical body.
Methodological Depth: Developed through a series of future-scenario workshops, the project demonstrates a rigorous design-research process—from speculative storytelling to low-fidelity hardware prototyping and high-fidelity visualization.
I’m a person who hugs people every day — friends, family, or even nodding acquaintances. I actually never noticed that somehow my behavior might bother other people.
It is nice if it could actually offer me contextual suggestions or tips about social interaction, just like a personal AI."
The quotes above originate from the future scenario workshop. They illustrate the core intention of this project: to provoke critical reflection on emerging technologies and how they quietly shape our behaviours, perceptions, and social interactions.
Distancebit is a conceptual AR glasses as an body gestures and biosignals augmenting device during face-to-face interaction. It probes a future where wearable computing doesn't just display data, but actively translate non-verbal social cues into tangible feedback, redefining the proxemics of the technologically mediated society.
2024
Designer
Researcher
Interaction Design
Design Research
Experiences are constructed through the presence of the physical body and real-time social interactions, shaped by the exploration of physical affordances and the sense-making of social actions.
We create a scenario envisioning that, in the near future, AR glasses become a ubiquitous personal computing device. What if non-verbal cues, such as body gestures, bio-signals, and emotional states could be translated through these glasses, similar to how Google Translate helps us understand unfamiliar languages?
Design as Provocation: This artifact functions as a critical probe into the quiet ways emerging technologies shape our perceptions and behaviours. It questions whether translating emotions into "data tips" enhances social connection or leads to a new form of algorithmic alienation.
Embodied Social Interaction: By integrating distance sensors and bio-signal monitoring, the prototype explores cross-cultural social interaction. It serves as a tool for "sense-making" in complex social environments, similar to a real-time linguistic translator for the physical body.
Methodological Depth: Developed through a series of future-scenario workshops, the project demonstrates a rigorous design-research process—from speculative storytelling to low-fidelity hardware prototyping and high-fidelity visualization.
I’m a person who hugs people every day — friends, family, or even nodding acquaintances. I actually never noticed that somehow my behavior might bother other people.
It is nice if it could actually offer me contextual suggestions or tips about social interaction, just like a personal AI."
The quotes above originate from the future scenario workshop. They illustrate the core intention of this project: to provoke critical reflection on emerging technologies and how they quietly shape our behaviours, perceptions, and social interactions.