Haptic Flesh: Aesthetics of Electronic Touch

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dc.contributor.advisorHushlak, Gerald
dc.contributor.advisorBoyd, Jeffrey E.
dc.contributor.authorKryzhanivska, Oksana
dc.contributor.committeememberCahill, Susan
dc.contributor.committeememberDenzinger, Jörg
dc.contributor.committeememberKolarevic, Branko
dc.contributor.committeememberGrimm, Cindy
dc.contributor.committeememberTaron, Joshua M.
dc.date2018-06
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-06T15:49:54Z
dc.date.available2018-03-06T15:49:54Z
dc.date.issued2018-02-27
dc.description.abstractIdentifying the need for novel design approaches for developing vibrotactile interfaces this study explores ways to integrate tactile sensing and feedback into interactive three-dimensional organic sculptures. With the tactile responsive materials and electronics, this practice-based inquiry explores the question of how haptic technology can become a platform of generative, creative expression. Specifically, this study focuses on generating and conveying meaning during different stages of art production with the emphasis on the design of haptic experiences with flexible sculpture. It responds to the concerns of interactive art practices, scientific inquiries into haptics, and new media studies. In this inquiry, the exploration of embedding tactile sensing and feedback technology manifests through the development of composite responsive materials and generating sculptural form. Following a bottom-up approach to design, the variations of physical elements, such as materials, vibrotactile feedback, electronic components, human interactions, and the understanding of tactile aesthetics become artistic media -- equally significant as parts of a production system. Furthermore, this system organized the variables referencing the three-dimensional model of thinking based on designing with topological forms. The abstract notions materialize in this system through a metaphoric sensory encoding and actualize in computer-controlled generated tactile response emitted from within sculptural objects. The resulting interactive artifacts demonstrate this approach and share the understanding of the topological way of three-dimensional thinking with participating audiences that engage with these interfaces by touching the soft flesh-like surfaces of organ-like sculptures. As an outcome of these interactions, new understandings arise about the abilities to generate tactile sensory experiences and their meanings. Furthermore, these works begin to pose questions about the new norm of perceiving three-dimensional art and what these experiences mean for the understanding of technological-body augmentations, and for the future of electronically-mediated tactile interaction in embedded, prosthetic, and organic flexible interfaces.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKryzhanivska, O. (2018). Haptic Flesh: Aesthetics of Electronic Touch (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13059en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/13059
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106414
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyScience
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectHaptics
dc.subjectinteractive sculpture
dc.subjectinteractive art
dc.subjecttactile interaction
dc.subjectart theory
dc.subject21st century art
dc.subjectcontemporary sculpture
dc.subjectvibrotactile interface
dc.subject.classificationFine Artsen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Arten_US
dc.titleHaptic Flesh: Aesthetics of Electronic Touch
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineComputational Media Design
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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