Holiday gatherings can be overwhelming—what if wearable technologies could help us navigate them better? Join us to imagine a Futuristic Self-Love Holiday for your patrons with technologies that help them understand the mind-body connection. Check out the full PLIX (In)visible Self activity here.
This workshop was run online on Wed Nov 15, 2023.
Use this space to share your creations and ideas!
Here’s my social meter crown that flips down to be an eye cover when my social battery is out!
And here’s the flip side:
Resharing what Emily @esouza shared in our workshop today:
Make sure to take a 20-minute break after every 90-minute session of productivity,
more info about ultradian rhythms here: Use the Science of Ultradian Rhythms To Boost Productivity, Energy, and Willpower - Blue Zones
I have no idea of what to call it but, here is my social sensory detector.
A necklace to be worn that detects all your emotions ie: anxious, happy, sad, scared etc.
When those emotions erupt, it triggers the headphones that play appropriate music.
@Lesa_Cole I could totally see this being someone’s research project!
I’m wondering what mood the music will move the wearer towards. Like, sometimes I would want to watch a very sad movie to have a good cry. Or maybe I wanna be pumped up to be ready to take on something I’ve been procrastinating. I would totally wear this necklace and headphones combo!
Hi!
I imagined a way to visually self-monitor how agitated or stressed I was getting. Since I tend to jiggle my leg or tap my fingers or otherwise move body parts, I thought about a wearable that would be within my eyesight and that would easily move about. This way, I would be able to get up and move around or find another way to manage my emotions.
I initially envisioned either a super fancy elongated bracelet thing or a strip that could be easily attached to a shirt sleeve. It would have long quivery somethings coming off of it that would easily shiver at the slightest movement.
I had feathers and paper and blue camo duct tape, so I did what I could…
Definitely my vision had the feather part standing taller and way less pink. 
I really, really want one!
