“Wearable technology contributes and enhances an apparent trajectory favoring the capture of as much of life and the human condition as possible—both in terms of how people appear and in terms of how people see their surroundings"           - Richard Chalfen

What are wearable technologies?

Basically, wearable technologies are devices that can be worn or attached to you, such as Google Glass, GoPro, and Smart Watches.

Taking photos, filming video, recording audio, connecting to 
Wi-Fi, checking email, posting to social media sites, and monitoring health are just some of the possibilities of these wearable devices.

how can they tell a story?

Wearable devices provide an opportunity to capture rare and unique footage that you can share with others. 


They can tell your story through your point of view. They can show your journey, your activities, your passions, and your life. As a wearer, you can also be the medium, a witness, and a teller of someone else's story. 

"The post-humanist approach views the human body and technology as merged in a new hybrid form: the cyborg" 
- James Porter

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Sources
Chalfen, R. (2014). " 'Your panopticon or mine?' Incorporating wearable technology's Glass and GoPro into visual social science." Visual Studies. 29(3), 299-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2014.941547
Miller, J. (2013). Photo credit. 
Porter, J. (2009). "Recovering delivery for digital rhetoric." ScienceDirect, 29(3), 207-224. doi:10.1016/j.compcom.2009.09.004


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