Performative Materiality A DrawBot for Materializing Kinetic Human-Machine Interaction in Architectural Space

Mercedes Peralta, Mauricio Loyola

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Abstract

This paper presents an exploration of movement as a design material to evidence human-machine interaction in an architectural space. An autonomous robotic vehicle with environmental sensory capabilities interacts kinetically with people by recognizing their emotional states from their body postures. A drawing device installed in the vehicle leaves a trace on the floor as a material testimony to the mutual dynamics. The complex yet surprisingly intuitive choreographic interaction of the machine and its social and physical environment blurs the boundaries between drawing, machine, and performance. In general, the project conceptualizes movement as a design material, drawing as a performative action, and social interaction as a physical force, all of which can be enhanced or mediated by digital technologies to produce results with aesthetic value.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock - Sharing of Computable Knowledge
EditorsAntonio Fioravanti, Stefano Cursi, Salma Elahmar, Silvia Gargaro, Gianluigi Loffreda, Gabriele Novembri, Armando Trento
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages611-618
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789491207129
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event35th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2017 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 20 Sep 201722 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Volume1
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference35th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period20/09/1722/09/17

Keywords

  • Drawing Machine
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Performance Design

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