Interoception—the perception of internal bodily signals—has emerged as an area of interest
due to its implications in emotion and the prevalence of dysfunctional interoceptive …

Historically, multiple theories have posited an active, causal role for perceived bodily states
in the creation of human emotion. Recent evidence for embodied cognition, ie the role of the …

Recent design research has shown an interest in diffraction and agential realism, which
promise to offer generative alternatives when designing with data that resist treating data as …

Designing with living organisms can offer new perspectives to design research and
practices in HCI. In this work, we explore first-person perspectives through design research …

We report on a somaesthetic design workshop and the subsequent analytical work aiming to
demystify what is entailed in a non-dualistic design stance on embodied interaction and why …

We report on the design processes of two ongoing soma design projects: the Pelvic Chair
and the Breathing Wings. These projects take a first-person, soma design approach …

Gait analysis is a systematic study of human locomotion, which can be utilized in various
applications, such as rehabilitation, clinical diagnostics and sports activities. The various …

We describe a Research through Design project-Curious Cycles-a collection of objects and
interactions which encourage people to be in close contact with their menstruating body …

We report on a soma design process, where we designed a novel shape-changing garment—
the Soma Corset. The corset integrates sensing and actuation around the torso in tight …

Soma design is intended to increase our ability to appreciate through all our senses and
lead to more meaningful interactions with the world. We contribute a longer-term study of …