Knitting Interactive Spaces: Fabricating Data Physicalizations of Local Community Visitors with Circular Knitting Machines

Lee Jones; Greta Grip; Boris Kourtoukov; Varvara Guljajeva; Mar Canet Sola; Sara Nabil

doi:10.1145/3623509.3633359

Knitting Interactive Spaces: Fabricating Data Physicalizations of Local Community Visitors with Circular Knitting Machines

Lee Jones
, Greta Grip
, Boris Kourtoukov
, Varvara Guljajeva
, Mar Canet Sola
, Sara Nabil

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review

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Abstract

Innovations in digital fabrication technologies are increasingly enabling artists and designers to create data physicalizations in real time. In this paper, we discuss how we adapted a circular knitting machine to physicalize visitors at a local art gallery during the pandemic recovery year. To evaluate this year-long installation, we conducted design critiques with 15 individuals including those who worked in the building and lived alongside it for a year, as well as subject matter experts. We then iteratively worked with 11 of those individuals to gain insights for re-deploying the visualization for interpretation. Overall, this paper contributes long-term reflections and recommendations for using digital fabrication for real-time data physicalizations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TEI 2024 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400704024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3623509.3633359
Publication status	Published - 11 Feb 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2024 - Cork, Ireland Duration: 11 Feb 2024 → 14 Feb 2024

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

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Conference	18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2024
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Cork
Period	11/02/24 → 14/02/24

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Keywords

computational fabrication
data physicalization
digital fabrication
machine knitting
personal fabrication
textile fabrication

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Jones, L., Grip, G., Kourtoukov, B., Guljajeva, V., Canet Sola, M., & Nabil, S. (2024). Knitting Interactive Spaces: Fabricating Data Physicalizations of Local Community Visitors with Circular Knitting Machines. In TEI 2024 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction Article 11 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3623509.3633359

Jones, Lee ; Grip, Greta ; Kourtoukov, Boris et al. / Knitting Interactive Spaces : Fabricating Data Physicalizations of Local Community Visitors with Circular Knitting Machines. TEI 2024 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Jones L, Grip G, Kourtoukov B, Guljajeva V, Canet Sola M, Nabil S. Knitting Interactive Spaces: Fabricating Data Physicalizations of Local Community Visitors with Circular Knitting Machines. In TEI 2024 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery. 2024. 11. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3623509.3633359

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