Simulation and augmentation: Issues of wearable computers

As the physical and digital worlds interact, some fields of technoscience have started to shift from an approach emphasizing simulation - in which the physical is replicated in the digital - to one focusing on augmentation, in which the digital is utilized to enhance the physical. A good place to st...

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Published in:Ethics and information technology 2003-04, Vol.5 (1), p.17-26
Main Author: VISEU, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Artificial intelligence
Augmented reality
Cognition & reasoning
Communication
Communications technology
Computers
Design
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information and communication technologies
Information science. Documentation
Information technology
Miscellaneous
Portable computers
R&D
Remote computing
Research & development
Sciences and techniques of general use
Simulation
Social conditions & trends
Studies
Ubiquitous computing
Wearable computers
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Summary:As the physical and digital worlds interact, some fields of technoscience have started to shift from an approach emphasizing simulation - in which the physical is replicated in the digital - to one focusing on augmentation, in which the digital is utilized to enhance the physical. A good place to study the implications this shift has on the individual is the field of personal wearable technologies. Here, the body is not simply extended by information and communication technologies (ICTs), but also becomes their intimate host. This represents a new step in the conceptualization of the synergy between individual (body) and technology (environment), and also affects the ways in which the role and character of each actor are defined. This paper explores some of the theoretical re-orientations underpinning the development of wearable computers and how these shape the relationship between body and environment. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1388-1957
1572-8439
DOI:10.1023/A:1024928320234