Wearable Forest is bio-acoustic clothing that interacts with a remote forest using network technology. The intention of this interface is to provide users with an opportunity to feel connected with nature regardless of their physical location. Wearable Forest introduces a new interactive sound system that creates a sense of unity between the user and a remote soundscape through remote-controlled speakers and microphones.
Wearable Forest is conceptually based on human-computer biosphere interaction in that it uses wearable technology to enable bio-acoustical interaction with the subtropical forest of the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan. The clothing uses embedded speakers, LEDs, an embedded CPU system, and a wireless connection to process and play acoustic data received from the forest. Sensors allow the user to transmit pre-recorded acoustic data back to the forest installation, creating a bio-acoustical loop.
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Wearable Forest Clothing System : Beyond Human-Computer Interaction”, LEONARDO / Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (MIT Press), Vol.42, No.4, pp.300-306 (2009.8.3)
1st Juried Design Exhibition Jury Award First Place, 12th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers