DACHfest 2018 - Designing Socially Acceptable Wearables -Marion Koelle
Channel: DACHFest
Date: 2018-12-14

A talk presented by  Marion Koelle at the DACHfest 2018

Wearing smart glasses, or other wearables with integrated cameras is unwelcome in social situations, as it may cause discomfort and social tension. One reason for this effect is, that bystanders often can’t tell whether the camera is currently on, or off. As LED status lights had been criticized in this context for being not sufficiently understandable, noticeable, secure and trustworthy, we wanted to explore design alternatives other than point light displays. It turned out more difficult than expected: participants in our first co-design sessions often tended to circle around solutions they already knew – in our case status LEDs.

In my talk, I will share experiences from my life as PhD student and my research on privacy notices for body-worn cameras. As I think participatory design is awesome, and I also love building things, I will show how you can use physical artifacts to make abstract, non-tangible concepts (such as privacy notices) easier to grasp and discuss. You will learn about methods and tools that help to spark creativity and foster out-of-the-box thinking - and why incomplete, not (yet) realizable, exaggerated or visionary ideas are important to keep.

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