As for part of the group assignment, we came up with a future scenario based on the quadrant, extreme climate change in a highly technological world. Due to the extreme climate condition, our scenario was developed to counter-face the lack of food resources and production in 2040. Our scenario demonstrates different farming and food production methods adopted by farmers and individuals as well as sustainable power generation to aid them.
Rather then focusing on the food production as the foundation for the prototype, our group dug deeper and specified on the concept of human attitudes and behaviours around food.
As the year goes on, technology is becoming more involved in our life than ever before. They are becoming smart, compact and and versatile to fit perfectly into our lifestyle. These emerging technologies are also outsmarting us, were, with just few taps and scrolling, you are able to find the recipe for Michelin star Italian recipes etc.
Such technologies like smartphones became our second brain were they are so involved, we get paranoid if we don’t live a day without one. Thinking about this current technological world with the speculative scenario developed from the previous assignment, it has inspired myself to design a wearable technology that the society in 2040 will possibly have.
My aim was to create a versatile wearable tech accessory that contribute goods to their world as well as for the users while being fashionable. As lack in food resource is an ongoing issue in our scenario, contributing goods in this instance meant by placing an end to over consumption and wastage.
The above illustrates my initial approach to visualising my prototype. Before coming to wearable tech, i have explored the possible prototype in relation to my man-made fishing farm which was one of the speculative scenario for the previous assignment. i have also looked wearable that could also act as protection from extreme climate condition as in the article ‘Practical Fashion Tech’ it is explained that ‘the weather has been an inspiration for technology development since antiquity.‘
When developing this prototype, i have considered the similar approach taken in the article, ‘Fashion Futures 2025′ where one has to recognise the threat to take a suitable action to design to protect its future, environment and improve people lives. The treat is society over-consuming food resources. From this, i have imagine a fast reacting alarming system that can help people stop eating. This lead to a wristband that shocks or tightens one’s arm when one reaches its food limit. However, this was a bit extreme so i have changed the alerting system to vibration. The band will record one’s health profile such as height, weight, health conditions etc, therefore, it will know when one goes over the food limit. The diagram above illustrates other feature food – e – band is equipped wit.
Food – e – band fits all the criteria. It is capable of providing the users healthy consumption and eating habit, social interaction with others and customisable aspect maintains its fashionability.
It is truly the new black of 2040.
Resources:
Forum for the future 2009, ‘Fashion Futures 2025′, viewed 20 September 2018, <https://www.forumforthefuture.org/fashion-futures-2025>
Horvath.J&Hoge.L,&Cameron.R,2016, ‘Practical Fashion Tech: Wearable Technologies for Costuming, Cosplay, and Everyday’, 1st Apress Berkely, CA, USA. viewed 20 September 2018, <https://link-springer-com.ezproxy.lib.uts.edu.au/book/10.1007%2F978-1-4842-1662-0#toc>
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