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Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-based Design

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Karen Anne Cochrane,

Claudia Núñez-Pacheco,

Madeline Balaam,

Naseem Ahmadpour,

Lian LokeAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '22: Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Article No.: 38, Pages 1 - 14

https://doi.org/10.1145/3490149.3502262

Published: 13 February 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Body maps are visual documents, where somatic experiences can be drawn onto a graphical representation of an outline of the human body. They hold the ability to capture complex and non-explicit emotions and somatic felt sensations, elaborating narratives that cannot be simply spoken. We present an illustrative example of “how-to” complete a body map, together with four case studies that provide examples of using body maps in design research. We identify five uses of body maps as generative tools for soma-based design, ranging from sampling bodily experience, heightening bodily self-awareness, understanding changing bodily experience over time, identifying patterns of bodily experience, and transferring somatic experiential qualities into physical designs. The different requirements for scaffolding the use of body maps in user-centred design versus first-person autobiographical design research are discussed. We provide this Pictorial as a resource for designers and researchers who wish to integrate body maps into their practice.

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Body Maps: A Generative Tool for Soma-based Design
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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