BodyStylus: Freehand On-Body Design and Fabrication of Epidermal Interfaces

Abstract

Figure 1: BodyStylus combines design and fabrication of functional on-body interfaces into one integrated activity performed directly on the body. A handheld device combines the ease and directness of free-form drawing with digital assistance; visual cues provide guidance while constraints dynamically restrict inking to prevent errors. BodyStylus enables drawing on one's own body (a), as well as collaborative design (b), to realize functional epidermal interfaces (c).

Learning with Stitch Samplers: Exploring Stitch Samplers as Contextual Instructions for E-textile Tutorials

“…There are many mediums for providing hybrid craft tutorials and guides such as books [11,33], swatchbooks [34], websites [60,75], applications [59], and projected in-situ guidance [81]. The beneft of projected in-situ guidance is that instructions are provided on the medium of the craft enabling a more direct and hands-on method of instruction [81]. For our project, we were inspired by modern samplers and paper circuit toolkits for how they scafold craftbased learning.…”