Social Sensory Architectures: Articulating Textile Hybrid Structures for Multi-Sensory Responsiveness and Collaborative Play (2015)
article⁄Social Sensory Architectures: Articulating Textile Hybrid Structures for Multi-Sensory Responsiveness and Collaborative Play (2015)
abstract⁄This paper describes the development of the StretchPLAY prototype as a part of the Social Sensory Surfaces research project, focusing on the design of tactile and responsive environments for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD. The project is directed specifically at issues with sensory processing, the inability of the nervous system to filter sensory input in order to indicate an appropriate response. This can be referred to as a ’traffic jam’ of sensory data where the intensity of such unfiltered information leads to an overintensified sensory experience, and ultimately a disregulated state. To create a sensory regulating environments, a tactile structure is developed integrating physical, visual and auditory feedback. The structure is defined as a textile hybrid system integrating a seamless knitted textile to form a continuous topologically complex surface. Advancements in the fabrication of the boundary structure, of glassfiber reinforced rods, enable the form to be more robustly structured than previous examples of textile hybrid or tentlike structures. The tensioned textile is activated as a tangible interface where sensing of touch and pressure on the surface triggers ranges of visual and auditory response. A specific child, a fiveyear old girl with ASD, is studied in order to tailor the technologies as a response to her sensory challenges. This project is a collaboration with students, researchers and faculty in the fields of architecture, computer science, information humancomputer interaction, music and civil engineering, along with practitioners in the field of ASDbased therapies.
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| Year |
2015 |
| Authors |
Ahlquist, Sean. |
| Issue |
ACADIA 2105: Computational Ecologies: Design in the Anthropocene |
| Pages |
263-273 |
| Library link |
N/A |
| Entry filename |
social-sensory-architectures |
