Insertables: You put what where?
BuzzConf Night, November 2017
DESIGNING FOR USERS YOU DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED
The Web Meetup, September 2017
Insertables teaser
BuzzConf Meetup, April 2017
You Put What, Where? Hobbyist Use of Insertable Devices
CHI 2016 San Jose, May 2016
Military Insertables: Lessons from Civilian Use
Ninth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security 2016 "The Socio-ethical Implications of Implantables in the Military Sector" June 2016
Design is as good (or flawed) as the people who make it
No one sets out to intentionally design a system that is hard to use - or worse, excludes or discriminates against - some users. Designers are trying their best. You're probably a good person, but a human nonetheless, therefore not perfect. Design can only be as good as the people who make it. Conversely, design is as flawed as the people who make it.
Over the last century the body has emerged as a platform for devices, including internal medical devices and wearable fitness monitors. Within the last decade individuals have begun voluntarily inserting non-medical devices into their bodies. What are people putting in their bodies and why? Are insertables the next thing?
By now we all know we are not the user, it has been drilled in to us enough times. But how do you design for people you might not know exist?
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