WEAR: wearable technologists engage with artists for responsible innovation: processes and progress

Baker, Camille and Bryan-Kinns, Nick and Greinke, Berit and Ranaivoson, Heritiana (2018) WEAR: wearable technologists engage with artists for responsible innovation: processes and progress. Virtual Creativity, 8 (1). pp. 91-106. ISSN 2397-9704

Creators:
Baker, Camille and Bryan-Kinns, Nick and Greinke, Berit and Ranaivoson, Heritiana
Description/Abstract:

Wearable technologies are a nascent market, growing exponentially and moving into our everyday lives more and more. They are exciting in their capacity to break down barriers between artists and designers and digital technology companies. Technology is becoming more efficient, accurate, and personalized. Hardware is becoming smaller, less visible, more connected and the collected data more seamless and ubiquitous. At the core of the wearable technology concerns is the amount of data that electronics companies are allowed to collect, in particular of their users’ personal data. Numerous technology companies and start-ups are working to make the next wearable device or application for body data tracking. This article provides a first critical analysis of the selection and monitoring processes used in these Open Calls and reports on initial work of the WEAR Sustain network, which for eighteen months has operated as a Pan-European catalyst for 46 projects in wearable technology design and development to the point of market and investment readiness, and discussing next steps for its Sustainability Toolkit for lasting impact.

Item Type:
Article
Date:
17 December 2018
Identification Number:
10.1386/vcr.8.1.91_1
Projects or Series:
WEAR Sustain - EU Horizon 2020 ICT-36-2016-1 Innovation action, project 732098
Additional Information:

The WEAR Sustain project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016–17, Call ICT 36 Innovation Action, under grant agreement No. 732098.

Uncontrolled Keywords or tags :
wearables, e-textiles, ethics & sustainability, network, improved industry practices
Schools:
School of Games & Creative Technology
Research Centres:
Animation Research Centre
Related URLs:
Depositing User:
Dr Camille Baker
Date Deposited:
09 Jan 2019 15:21
Last Modified:
21 Sep 2022 12:47
Baker, Camille:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4688-916X
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/4929

Actions (login required)

Edit View Edit View
University Staff: Request a correction | UCA Research Online Editors: Update this record