So now that we’ve thought a bit about the conceptual aspects of our project, another very crucial element is now looming: form. This is important in two ways. First, what are we capable of constructing, and still making it ‘wearable’. And second, what will the construction say about assumptions we’re are making.
For instance the placement of the sensors will determine what kind of values are picked up. The microphone sensor, for example, can be placed near the wearers mouth, in hopes to document the variable sounds of the user, or could be placed in a more remote location that would primarly document the ambient sounds in addition to any generated by the wearer.
These are decisions we need to keep in mind throughout the process, what are we attempted to create a relative history of, the users actions, responses and behaviours or the environment around them, or a combination of both. This question can largely be explored through the design of the wearable device itself.
