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 …

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 …

In this paper, we reflect on the applicability of the concept of trajectories to soma design.
Soma design is a first-person design method which considers users' subjective somatic or …

This paper introduces micro-phenomenology, a research discipline for exploring and
uncovering the structures of lived experience, as a beneficial methodology for studying and …

This paper presents the soma design process of creating Body Electric: a novel interface for
the capture and use of biofeedback signals and physiological changes generated in the …

We present a soma design process of a digital musical instrument grounded in the
designer's first-person perspective of practicing Dalcroze eurhythmics, a pedagogical …

The body is widely considered the original human instrument, capable of producing sounds
through voice and movement. Breath propels internal sound outwards during speech …

Multi-sensory experiences underpin embodiment, whether with the body itself or
technological extensions of it. Vocalists experience intensely personal embodiment, as …

Latin American (LATAM) contributions to Music Technology date back to the early 1940's.
However, as evidenced in historical analyses of NIME, the input from LATAM institutions to …

Movement-based interaction relies on the measurement and abstraction of human motion.
Yet reducing physical experience to quantitative and visual representations overlooks the …