Ⓥ 5.2 Inclusion and Accessibility
Tracks
Track 2
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Plaza P6 |
Overview
This session will be livestreamed from Brisbane for virtual delegates
Speaker
Ms Ayaka Fujii
Researcher
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
FP: Experiment of Inclusive Quiet Room as a Chilling Out Space in a Media Art Exhibition
1:30 PM - 1:55 PMAbstract
Some people including those with autism and developmental disabilities have sensory hypersensitivity.
To support them, the social diffusion of ``Quiet rooms'' where they can chill out is required. However, the significant cost of setting these rooms up is an issue. We introduced the ``Inclusive Quiet Room,'' a novel approach to a portable Quiet Room that merges an easy-to-construct Instant House with immersive videos and soothing sounds. This paper examines the impression and practicality of the Inclusive Quiet Room by analyzing questionnaire responses and heart rate data from people who tried it at a media art exhibition.
To support them, the social diffusion of ``Quiet rooms'' where they can chill out is required. However, the significant cost of setting these rooms up is an issue. We introduced the ``Inclusive Quiet Room,'' a novel approach to a portable Quiet Room that merges an easy-to-construct Instant House with immersive videos and soothing sounds. This paper examines the impression and practicality of the Inclusive Quiet Room by analyzing questionnaire responses and heart rate data from people who tried it at a media art exhibition.
Biography
Ayaka Fujii received her master's degree from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies in 2019 and PhD degree from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology in 2023 at the University of Tokyo.
She has been a project researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) since 2023.
She engages in research on human-agent interaction and assistive technology.
Ms Niharika Shah
Queensland University of Technology
FP: Creating Conversations: Augmented Reality Experience Design Created to Prompt Conversations About the Australian Aged Care System
1:55 PM - 2:20 PMAbstract
Creating Conversations is an interactive augmented reality (AR) art experience designed to prompt public discussion about the Australian aged care system. A recent Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has revealed critical, systemic problems in the Australian aged care system - including substandard care and patient neglect, as well as funding issues. Despite the significance of the findings, they received limited attention in the media and public dialogue. This paper describes the creation of a novel solution – an AR artwork – to prompt conversation about the Australian aged care system. Drawing on the lengthy and complex Commission reports and the thousands of public submissions, the artwork instead provides direct insights of the personal experiences of those impacted by the flawed system.
This paper describes the artwork, the technology, and the design decisions made during its creation – including how the personal public submissions to the Royal Commission have informed the artwork. The objective of this artwork is to deeply engage the audience, sustain their attention over time, and offer an experience that continues the connections created beyond the time of interaction. It explores the effectiveness of AR and design in initiating meaningful conversations, breaking down communication barriers, and improving awareness about the available resources and services in the Australian aged care system.
This paper describes the artwork, the technology, and the design decisions made during its creation – including how the personal public submissions to the Royal Commission have informed the artwork. The objective of this artwork is to deeply engage the audience, sustain their attention over time, and offer an experience that continues the connections created beyond the time of interaction. It explores the effectiveness of AR and design in initiating meaningful conversations, breaking down communication barriers, and improving awareness about the available resources and services in the Australian aged care system.
Biography
Niharika Shah is a multidisciplinary designer with interests in interaction design, extended reality and graphic illustrations, and a Master of Philosophy candidate at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). With a bachelor’s degree in visual communication design, Niharika has over 3 years of experience as a freelancer and graphic designer in the creative industry and is currently employed as a sessional academic tutor at QUT. With a focus on investigating interaction design to prompt conversations about aged care, Niharika’s research aims to convey the problems faced by vulnerable populations in the aged care system with the use of extended reality and visual and tangible experiences as part of the wider project that is Amplifying Voices from the Royal Commission into Aged Care.
Associate Professor Jonathan Duckworth
RMIT University
SP: Resonance: A Collaborative Multiuser Interface to Create an Inclusive Audiovisual Sound Art Performance
2:20 PM - 2:35 PMAbstract
In this short paper we discuss how neurodiverse individuals participated in a creative, artistic activity through group interaction mediated by a multiuser interactive audio-visual interface called Resonance. The Resonance digital interface enables sound art making and group performances in communities with disabilities. We combine principles from interaction design and tangible user interaction in a community arts context to examine how shareable interfaces for sound art performance can promote inclusion and wellbeing in the arts. We reflect on our approach and workshop development that support individual and group creativity. We discuss the potential of the Resonance interface to empower individuals with disabilities to co-create sonic art forms that foster a sense of independence and inclusion.
Biography
Duckworth, an interaction designer at RMIT University and composer Hullick at Jolt Arts are an audiovisual performing duo along with creative coder Eldridge. Their multidisciplinary work combines sound art and design using digital technologies to create immersive performances and playful visual audio installations that explore experimental interactive terrains for audiences. Through computational systems and other technology their creative practice is concerned with digital subjectivities, speculative fiction, and critical design as approaches to push the boundaries of recursive compositional techniques, generative real time scores, sound making machines, and interactive technologies for community arts projects. The artists either perform their work live using spatialised surround sound and multimedia projection and/or present interactive installations. The technologies developed have been performed and showcased at peer reviewed national and international venues for creative work including Melbourne Festival; Sonar Festival, Barcelona; RMIT Gallery; The Big Anxiety festival, and Tura New Music Festival, Freemantle. Their ten-year relationship has a focus on designing inclusive digital interfaces and sonic experiences in collaboration with The Amplified Elephants – Australia’s leading sound art ensemble of neurodiverse artists. The Amplified Elephants are produced by JOLT Arts.
Dr James Hullick
Director
Jolt Sonic Arts
Co-presenter
Biography
James Hullick is a pioneering Australian sound artist, composer, performer, and artistic director. He is the CEO of JOLT Arts, the JOLTED Arts Space, and the BOLT ensemble. He is a mentor to The Amplified Elephants and many artists with and without disability.
Session chair
Brandon Ables
UMBC
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