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Showing 1 to 20 of 82 for “"wearable technology"”.
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Revolutionizing The Run: A Wearable Technology Study
Recent advances in technology are reshaping and enhancing the role of the industrial designer. While industrial designers are already trained to be experts in process and possess a wide range of skills, there must be a higher level of fusion between design, science, and technology than ever before. …
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Sociometric badges : wearable technology for measuring human behavior
… the design, implementation and deployment of a wearable computing research platform for measuring and analyzing human behavior in a variety of settings and applications. We propose the use of wearable sociometric badges capable of automatically measuring the amount of face-to-face interaction, …
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The Story of Wearable Technology: A Framing Analysis
The global wearable technology market is forecasted for strong growth over the next five years with revenue expected to reach $14 billion in 2016 and grow to $34.2 billion by 2020 (CCS Insight, 2016). The wearable industry has undergone a long metamorphosis and growth and is presently becoming more …
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Devising and evaluating wearable technology for social dynamics monitoring
… to study the spread of disease. Although technology has progressed significantly, the automated and accurate measurement of human interactions with mobile devices is still lagging. The main shortcomings have to do with accuracy of the captured data and with the communication modalities …
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Exploring young children’s ideas about wearable technology: a case study
… a part of the Kids, Creative Storyworlds and Wearables project, explores children’s perspectives on wearable technology through their stories and other creative ideas inspired by wearable technology. Five children between the ages of four and seven were each given a smartwatch and were …
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Assisting Children Action Association Through Visual Queues and Wearable Technology
… a child associate an image with an event. With technology becoming more and more advanced, we now have a way to remind a child of an event with wearable technology, such as a watch. This new technology can help a child directly with the Visual Scheduling Application and various other …
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Novel Wearable Technology Methods to Guide and Monitor Endurance Training
… contemporary testing protocols and integrating wearable technologies to develop novel methods for prescribing training intensity and monitoring training responses. In Chapter Two, we validated the accuracy of an innovative Step-Ramp-Step (SRS) protocol to match running speed and wearable-derived …
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The Applied Use of Wearable Technology in Elite Female Ice Hockey
Introduction: The use of wearable technology is increasing in the world of elite sport. The incorporation of evidence-based approaches to training has become a critical component in many competitive sports, including ice hockey. Despite its global popularity, ice hockey remains a neglected area of …
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Using wearable technology to gain insight into children's physical and social behaviors
… the details of their day to their parents. Wearable technology is going through a revolution with 1 in 5 Americans owning a wearable device. There are already many devices on the market which measure biological functions. As a result, we are presented with an opportunity to close the …
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Affirm on the Run: Wearable Technology as a Tool to Improve Mentality in Endurance Athletes
… 2000s. The development and rapid adoption of wearable technology for endurance athletes has accompanied this boom. Most runners now view wearable technology as integral to their sport. The wide adoption of this technology, in conjunction with the mental nature of endurance sports, makes it …
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Dervish Sound Dress; An Investigation of Wearable Technology Using Computer Music and Haptic Mechanisms for Live Performance
… and performance. Dervish Sound Dress is a wearable piece of technology; a garment that is inspired by the sacred ‘turning’ experience of the Whirling Dervishes or the Mevlevi Sufi order in Turkey known as the sema. It utilizes the fundamental aspects of the sema such as music, performance …
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Dynamic wearable technology : designing and deploying small climbing robots for sensing and actuation on the human body
This thesis introduces the idea of Dynamic Wearable Technology - a concept of wearable devices as small autonomous robots that can move on and around the human body. Ecosystems in the natural world have static and dynamic organisms such as plants vs. animals. In our wearable ecosystem, all our …
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Human and Machine in Formation: An Ethnographic Study of Communication and Humanness in a Wearable Technology Laboratory in Japan
… on an ethnographic study of human-centered technology researchers, conducted in Japan between 2010 and 2012. Researchers in this field—a multidisciplinary group mostly of computer engineers, as well as complex systems scientists, biologists, and psychologists—claim that existing …
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The application of commercial wearable technology and smartphone rehabilitation applications for enhancing individuals’ level of activity after hip replacement surgery
… Commercially available activity monitoring wearables and smartphone apps have the potential to engage patients as advocates in their personalised care, but the systematic review conducted in this integrated thesis identified that the evidence of their use in THR population is limited. …
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Somatosensory wearable technology in the dance making process: investigating digital touch in the formation of creative movement and kinaesthetic awareness
The purpose of this research was to create, use, and study digital touch stimuli in the creative context of making dance. This was enabled by designing, producing, and using two prototypes in workshops with students, experienced dance artists, and educators. This research collected qualitative data …
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Examining the effects of wearable technology and biometric coaching on heart rate variability, health related quality of life, and predictors of heart rate variability in collegiate athletes
<p>Objective: To determine the effects of a wearable plus personalized biometric-based coaching on heart rate variability (HRV) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Participants: Student athletes on NCAA Division I Eastern Washington University football team. Methods: A mixed study design …
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Obstacles to wearable computing
In the year 2021, wearable technology could look beautiful and feel magical, but instead is exemplified by a plain wristband that looks suspiciously like a prison monitor. How can we make wearable technology that respects our privacy, enhances our daily lives, integrates with our other connected …
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Accessible Gaming Wearables: Opportunities for Players with Upper Limb Motor Disabilities
There has been increased interest in how wearables can offer new avenues of interaction in video games. However, understanding how wearable devices can support accessible gaming is missing. My research aims to explore this potential with users with upper limb motor disabilities to understand their …
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The Effects of Heart Rate and Pace Feedback on Swimming Performance
… and pace feedback on swimming performance using wearable technology. Four adult swimmers participated in a single-case multiple-treatment reversal design comparing baseline, heart rate feedback, and pace feedback conditions. Sessions were conducted using the FORM Smart Swim 2 goggles, which …
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