Sensing the Audience: Connecting Fashion, Senses, and Spaces

Speaker:  Pablo Cesar – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Topic(s):  Human Computer Interaction

Abstract

We live in a society based on experiences; yet, it is surprising to see how little it is actually known about how people actually value these experiences. The high-end technical solutions for shaping experiences sharply contrast with the rather conventional mechanisms used to measure them. This talk will overview our efforts on gathering data and understanding the experience of people attending cultural events, by using wearable sensor technology. Through practical case studies in different areas of the creative industries from theatre going to clubbing, we will showcase our results and discuss about our failures. Based on realistic testing grounds, collaborating with several commercial and academic partners, we have deployed our technology and infrastructure in places such as the National Theatre of China in Shanghai and the Amsterdam Dance Event in the Netherlands. Our approach is to seamless connecting fashion and textiles with sensing technology, and with the environment. The final objective is to create intelligent and empathic systems that can react to the audience and their experience.

About this Lecture

Number of Slides:  70
Duration:  45 minutes
Languages Available:  English, Spanish
Last Updated:  19/12/2025

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