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Designing for Wearables

by Scott Sullivan

December 2016

Beginner to intermediate

190 pages

4h 50m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Because We CanWhat is Design’s Role in This?Who Should Read This BookHow This Book Is OrganizedAcknowledgments
Digital MaturityIntegrated CircuitsThe InternetCellular Data NetworksOpen SourceThe Human ProblemInputDetailed inputPassive inputOutputActive outputPassive outputThe “Us” Part of Maturity
Early Step TrackingConnected Fitness TrackersConnecting the DotsNot All Steps Are EqualMore of the SameMore Sensors and Machine LearningTelling the Rest of the Health StoryDesigning Fitness TrackersBioindicators to SensorsSensors to DataData to MetricsMetrics to InformationPulling It All Together
The First Calculator WatchThe Microchip ExplosionEarly Wrist ComputersEcosystem IntegrationCell Phones and The Modern EraFrameworks for Smartwatch InteractionDesigning for SmartwatchesDesigning Smartwatches ThemselvesPulling This All Together
A Truly Wearable ComputerEarly Wearable ComputersThe Development of Google GlassOne DayPublic BacklashGlassholesNot a FailurePulling This All Together
Narrative: Design for the PhotographedGoPros for Everyone!What a Digital Camera DoesHandling the DataNarrative’s MomentsGoPro’s Mobile Video EditingComputer-Mediated RealityComputer Vision and Supporting TechnologiesAugmented RealityMixed RealityDiminished RealityThe Future on (or in) Your EyeballsPulling It All Together
Fitness Trackers for Your MindStress and FocusSpireMuseAltering ConsciousnessThyncLearning to LearnLanguageCausalityIntimacyPulling It All Together

Service DesignDisney’s MagicbandThe Double DiamondCommunication ToolsCustomer Journey MapService BlueprintGoing BigService Design and Machine LearningWhat Machine Learning Looks LikeAutomationBehavioral FeedbackShapingTransparencyPulling It All Together
How We ThinkDescribing Our MindsWhat Is Embodiment?Cognition and ToolsEmbodied Wearable DevicesSpireLumo LiftWithings ActivitéSmartwatchesPokemon Go PlusPerceptionEmbodied PerceptionBreaking Down PerceptionRaw InformationSpeedBiological AttentionCognitive AttentionMemory and ExpectationsSensory Substitution, Addition, and AugmentationAugmentationSubstitution and AdditionGaining Physical AwarenessFramework StructureAnalysesEffortsScenariosPulling It All Together
Why Prototype?What Does That Look Like?Foundational ToolsProcessing OverviewThe Processing IDEThe structure of a sketchThe sketch output windowWhat the code looks likeDrawing on the pixel gridLayersReference and examplesLibrariesAndroid modeGetting comfortable with processingArduino OverviewThe Arduino boardDifferent boardsThe Arduino IDEArduino codeSensorsShort exampleGetting comfortable with ArduinoProcessing and Arduino TogetherPutting Firmata on your Arduino boardConnecting to ProcessingMore Prototyping ToolsAdafruit FLORAIntel CurieParticleAndroid Mode in ProcessingAndroid–KetaiAndroid WatchPulling It All Together
Hammers and MemoriesService Avatars and Story TellingRetailTarget’s Open HousePulling It All Together
We CanStill in the Wild WestMixed RealityCognitive WearablesMachine LearningSensory AugmentationGo Forth!

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About the Author

Scott Sullivan is an applied designer at Adaptive Path, where he has recently worked on software and messaging for emerging technologies and wearable devices. Before joining Adaptive Path, Scott was a digital product designer at Involution Studios, and was heavily involved in launching and evolving startups. He has experience in many problem spaces, including Education, Energy, Finance, Social Media, and Digital Publishing.