Design Research Link
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An exploration of collecting gestural patterns used in a conversation.

Idea: After interviewing with a number of students from Art Center College of Design, I learned that some of the gestures of each individuals are similar to thumbprints in the sense that they are unique.

Goal: Create a collection of gestural thumbprints of different individuals.

Strategy: The challenge was to intrigue the interviewee to use interesting gestures by allowing him/ her to talk about space and time. I started the interview by asking interviewees to describe about their favorite chapter from Alan Lightman's novel, Einstein's Dreams.

Methodology: I connected LED lights on the fingertips of a pair of dark gloves and made the interviewee wear them during a long conversation in a dark room. I documented the gestural patterns created by the led lights through a HD video camera and took pictures using long exposure through a regular DSLR camera.

• Interviewer and interviewee of this Video:

Interviewer:
Austin Lee
Designer/ Spatial Communication Researcher
austinslee.com/

Interviewee:
YUSEUNG KIM
Designer/Researcher/Instructor
yuseungkim.com/