VisHair: A Wearable Fashion Hair Lighting Interaction System

“…Queer HCI has already placed several emphases on the importance of designing for queer fluidity in SNS [5,34,58,67]. With a growing potential of unique wearable applications such as gameplay [95], fashion [150], and group fitness [96], wearable designers must similarly consider and apply the evolutionary nature of queer identities and expression to ensure society does not further exclude the queer population.…”

Section: Queerness and Fluiditymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our participants indicated strong desires for wearables that creatively explore bodies through features like the chest and eyes. This suggestion is particularly beneficial as expressive devices could be designed to offer useful functionality while simultaneously providing expressive options in areas commonly used by the queer community, such as in the hair [115,141,150].…”

Section: Functionality Versus Expressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wearable Identities: Understanding Wearables’ Potential for Supporting the Expression of Queer Identities

Bolesnikov¹

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Queer identity research largely overlooks wearable technology. Most work exploring sociocultural considerations of wearable technology determines what is "socially acceptable" based on privileged bodies, excluding queer perspectives. We address this by establishing the foundations of a knowledge base for wearables that support queer expression. We conducted a two-phase qualitative study exploring queer expressive practices and wearable technologies through 16 semi-structured interviews and 15 body mapping workshops with the queer community. We observed themes framing the queer community's understanding of queer expression, wearable technology, and wearable technology for queer users. Providing discussions on current trends in queer expression and wearable technology use, along with design considerations, our work enables the creation of wearable technologies that offer meaningful user experiences for the queer community.CAUTION: This paper discusses topics that could trigger those with histories of homophobia, transphobia, gender dysphoria, racism or eating disorders. Please use caution when engaging with this work. viii

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Digital Arts and Health

Xue

et al. 2022

Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2022

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VisHair: A Wearable Fashion Hair Lighting Interaction System

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Wearable Identities: Understanding Wearables’ Potential for Supporting the Expression of Queer Identities

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