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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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“An excellent guide on how different forms of wearables developed, specific examples of what is happening now and how it works, and how people can practically frame their own ideas for product development. Use it to understand the different types of hardware and the user needs that are being met now and could be met in the future.”
—ALASTAIR SOMERVILLE SENSORY DESIGN CONSULTANT, ACUITY DESIGN

“The future is here, and there’s no better resource to guide us through the possibilities, promises, and pitfalls of designing for wearables than Scott Sullivan’s thoughtful and timely work.”
—JESSE JAMES GARRETT AUTHOR OF THE ELEMENTS OF USER EXPERIENCE