Wearable forest clothing system: beyond human-computer interaction

Authors:
Hiroki Kobayashi;Ryoko Ueoka;Michitaka Hirose
Affiliations:
The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan;The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan;The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Venue:
ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 Art Gallery
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Wearable Forest is a garment that bioacoustically interacts with distant wildlife in a remote forest through a networked remote-controlled speaker and microphone. it expresses the unique bioacoustic beauty of nature and allows users to interact with a forest in real time through a network to acoustically experience a distant forest soundscape, thus merging humans and nature without great environmental impact. This novel interactive sound system can create a sense of unity between users and a remote soundscape, enabling users to feel a sense of belonging to nature even in the midst of a city. This paper describes the theory of interaction between the Human and the Biosphere through the design process of the Wearable Forest concept.