VitaBoot:  Footwear with Dynamic Graphical Patterning

Walther Jensen; Ashley Colley; Markus Löchtefeld

doi:10.1145/3341163.3346937

VitaBoot: Footwear with Dynamic Graphical Patterning

Walther Jensen, Ashley Colley, Markus Löchtefeld

Faculty of Art and Design

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

19 Citations (Scopus)

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Abstract

VitaBoot is a footwear concept incorporating dynamic graphical patterns which indicate the wearer’s activity level. Whilstshoes are an important element in fashion wear and a lotof research has focused on shoes as input devices, comparable few concepts have explored the potential for their useas an output space. We created a boot design that incorporates dynamic patterning through the use of electrochromic(EC) displays embedded in the surface material. The bootwas designed and constructed from scratch, using a fauxleather material, ensuring the overall aesthetic of the design,including the integration of the required control electronicsand power source. The boot connects wirelessly to a chest-worn heart rate belt, and pattern changes indicate when thewearer’s heart rate is above a predefined threshold. VitaBootdemonstrates the potential for dynamic shoe patterning foraesthetic or functional means, and the suitability of flexible,low-power EC display technology in this domain.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ISWC '19
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Place of Publication	New York, NY, USA
Publisher	ACM
Pages	279-283
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-6870-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3341163.3346937
Publication status	Published - 2019
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers - Lontoo, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019 Conference number: 23

Publication series

Series	ISWC '19: Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Wearable Computers

Conference

Conference	ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Abbreviated title	ISWC '19
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Lontoo
Period	09.09.2019 → 13.09.2019

Keywords

ambient display
electrochromic display
footwear
shoes
wearable display
activity tracking

Field of science

Visual arts and design

Access to research output

10.1145/3341163.3346937Licence: Unspecified

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Jensen, W, Colley, A & Löchtefeld, M 2019, VitaBoot: Footwear with Dynamic Graphical Patterning. in ISWC '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. ACM , New York, NY, USA, ISWC '19: Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Wearable Computers, pp. 279-283, ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers , Lontoo, United Kingdom, 09.09.2019. https://doi.org/10.1145/3341163.3346937

VitaBoot: Footwear with Dynamic Graphical Patterning. / Jensen, Walther; Colley, Ashley; Löchtefeld, Markus.
ISWC '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers. New York, NY, USA: ACM , 2019. p. 279-283 (ISWC '19: Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Wearable Computers).

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