A feely solution to a touchy subject: Augmenting bodily perceptions to self-manage student stress discreetly through wearable electronic textiles

Janet Coulter

A feely solution to a touchy subject: Augmenting bodily perceptions to self-manage student stress discreetly through wearable electronic textiles

Janet Coulter (Artist)

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

Abstract

A Feely Solution to a Touchy Subject:
Augmenting bodily perceptions to self-manage student stress discreetly through wearable electronic textiles

This presentation describes and evaluates an e-textile concept to read and respond to female students’ sub-conscious, ‘in-the-moment’ stress by detecting biomarkers associated with stress. Interacting with nature can impact positively on wellbeing, and programming electronic-clothing with haptics simulated kinetic patterns in nature. Unobtrusive gestures such putting a hand in a pocket initiated the sensing, and feedback was realised discreetly through micro-lights and haptics. These sensory cues evoked bodily and mental perceptions which re-anchored mindsets, lowered stress and visualised biofeedback in real-time. This accessible intervention eases pressure on healthcare systems and empowers students to self-manage their daily stress in everyday settings.

Original language	English
Publisher	Ulster University
Media of output	Online
Size	1.17GB
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 13 May 2022
Event	Festival of PhD Research - Belfast School of Art , Belfast Duration: 13 May 2022 → 13 May 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

e-textiles
Affective touch
discreet self-management
female student stress
sub-conscious stress
wellbeing

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An exploration into the design and evaluation of e-textile wearables to enable female students to discreetly self-manage their stress and mental well-being: Affective Texnologies
Coulter, J. (Author), Magee, J. (Supervisor) & Nugent, C. (Supervisor), Feb 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

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A feely solution to a touchy subject: Augmenting bodily perceptions to self-manage student stress discreetly through wearable electronic textiles

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An exploration into the design and evaluation of e-textile wearables to enable female students to discreetly self-manage their stress and mental well-being: Affective Texnologies

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