Haptics and Bodies

Aims

  • To develop the idea of the gothic tourist app further by recording and adding haptic information (texture, audio and lighting) of the venues in Edinburgh.

Why I chose this method (describe suitability)

Since achieving my goals in People and Place, I kept the hypothetical idea of a gothic tourist app and decided to use haptic information to construct a profile for each venue.

What I did (include images)

TEXTURES

To achieve the ‘feel’ of the alternative venues, etchings were taken of the walls with charcoal on tracing paper.

Etching of exterior wall of Frankenstein’s
Etching of exterior wall of Stramash
Etching of exterior wall of Bannerman’s
Etching of exterior wall of The Banshee Labyrinth
Etching of exterior wall of Legends
Etching of tiles within Legends

Collages of different areas of these venues were also made to give a makeshift map to guide visitors.

LEGENDS (OPIUM)

BANSHEE LABYRINTH

How I did it (detailed account)

Findings

Reflection on how it could be improved

Who else has done something similar (in design practice and research)