{"id":970,"date":"2018-12-19T04:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T04:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/?p=970"},"modified":"2024-07-09T18:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:02:52","slug":"wearable-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wearable-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearable Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"> <a href=\"#mfa\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">MFA Thesis<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"#slt\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Smith Learning Theater<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"#parsons\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#parsons\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Parsons School of Design<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p id=\"slt\"><strong>2017<\/strong><br>I was the principle researcher and user engagement designer for the implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/quuppa.com\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><em>Quuppa<\/em> Intelligent Locating System<\/span><\/a>&#x2122; in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tc.columbia.edu\/learning-theater\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Smith Learning Theater at Teachers College, Columbia University<\/span><\/a>. The objective was to map players in the theater movement to better understand how the space was being used. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"QUUPPA User Demonstration\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/562016806?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1295\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-780x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-780x1024.jpg 780w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-768x1008.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-1170x1536.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-1560x2048.jpg 1560w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010-1000x1313.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1010.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1294\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1005-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1003-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" id=\"mfa\"><strong>2014<\/strong><br>Perishable Bodies is a series of garments made from food that are an interpretation of the skin as a metaphor.<br><br>The thesis is exploring the skin as metaphor by designing a series of materials that will be an interpretation of distorted body image and eating disorders to help me recover from my eating disorder. I developed these materials, which will cover the body as a second skin, through a combination of research on wearable technology, sustainable material, and distorted body image.<br><br>The Thesis paper &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/peerproduction.net\/issues\/issue-8-feminism-and-unhacking\/art-essays\/perishable-bodies-a-study-of-wearable-technology-through-the-eyes-of-an-anorexic\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Perishable Bodies: A study of wearable technology through the eyes of an anorexic<\/span><\/a>&#8220;, was published by The Journal of Peer Production, special issue on Feminism and (Un)Hacking, in January 2016. This project has also been presented at the international <a href=\"https:\/\/newmaterialistconference.wordpress.com\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">New Materialism Conference<\/span><\/a> in Barcelona Spain, September 2014.<br><br>For more information on this project, process, and research: <a href=\"http:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/thesis-project\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Full Documentation of the Thesis Project<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/95685228?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Process Video visually show you how the material is made<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366-360x238.jpg 360w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_2366-700x464.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MFA D+T Thesis Show Installation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Thesis2_Final-Presentation-33-e1398916653277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-id=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Thesis2_Final-Presentation-33-e1398916653277.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-765\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rice, Carrots, &amp; Tomatoes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Thesis2_Final-Presentation-35-e1398916710319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-id=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Thesis2_Final-Presentation-35-e1398916710319.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beets &amp; Beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18slide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18slide-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18slide-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18slide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18slide-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/veronicacblack.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18slide.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Making Mannequin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p id=\"parsons\"><strong>2014<\/strong><br>The Emerging Convergence of Mobile and Wearable Computing Featuring: <a href=\"https:\/\/arianapagerussell.com\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Arian Russell Page<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/suzanne_lee\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Suzanne Lee<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mai.art\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Marina Abramovi\u0107<\/span><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.human.cornell.edu\/people\/jh433\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Juan P. Hinestroza<\/span><\/a>.<br><br>This video essay is a collections of the overall research for the final paper on wearable technology and skin as a metaphor. <br><br>Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro with music: Adagio For TRON (From &#8220;TRON: Legacy&#8221;\/Score) by Daft Punk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ECMWC Final\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gIrIeTlPx6Q?start=37&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><br>Video Essay for the class Fashionable Technology with Sabine Seymour at Parsons School for Design. The project shows the process and construction of my final piece for my project material I made from leftover food, recycled paper and slime mold.<br><br>Edited in iMovie.<br><br>New York, NY.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Leftovers&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/77157690?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"> <a href=\"#mfa\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">MFA Thesis<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"#slt\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Smith Learning Theater<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"#parsons\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#parsons\"><span style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Parsons School of Design<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MFA Thesis | Smith Learning Theater | Parsons School of Design 2017I was the principle researcher and user engagement designer for the implementation of Quuppa Intelligent Locating System&#x2122; in the Smith Learning Theater at Teachers College, Columbia University. 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