1. WEARABLE ELECTRONICS

2. Social Switches
When properly planned, a switch can create the opportunity for a social interaction.
Using Simple switches, try to create a wearable circuit that lives on multiple bodies and responds to a social interaction between two or more people
Examples:
Power Me Up: One person has a wearable with a battery supply and the other has the rest of the circuit. When they connect through a contact switch, an LED lights up on person 2
You Complete Me: A break in the circuit on one wearable is activated with a touch or special object making contact with it.
We’re All In This together: Multiple people have parts of a circuit that only work when all people are present

3. What Makes Something Wearable
Comfort
Placement Guidelines
Durability
Strain Relief- to handle tugging that will break connections
Insulation
Design for modularity- remove sections to be replaced
Protection against the elements- water, dirt, other
Usability
Aesthetics
Expression of User

4. Designing For Wearable Process (Prototyping)
1. Choosing a Form
Which body part are you focusing on?
How are you “housing” your electronics?
Hacking Wearables: Start with a current piece of clothing
Quick for prototyping
Thrift store finds
Need to find good spots to place electronics
DIY- need to understand contours, sizes, how to piece together
2. Choosing Material
Hard or soft materials? Threading? Fabrics?
3. Choosing Components
After choosing material.
Boards, sensors, etc.
4. Creating a Layout
Essential to think of circuits 3-dimensionally
Planning the layout is important- sketching
Awesome diagram on pg. 87
Paths of soft circuits
Grouping components
5. Iterate