São Paulo

This meeting has as goal to provide the reflection about the communicational systems between biological and technological systemas, based on the affective computing concepts. In this sense, it requires an investigative look at the developments in robotics, wearable computing, co-evolving wearable computing and interactive digital systems related to digital affection exchanges between man-man and man-machine.

Rachel Zuanon has PhD and Master’s Degree in Communication and Semiotics and Bachelor Degree in Art. Leader of the postgraduate program in Hypermidia Design and the graduate course in Digital Design at Universidade Anhembi Morumbi. Professor at the Body Languages Department at PUC-SP. Partner at Zuannon Design and Interactive Technologies. Multimedia artist and designer. Today she is developing the second prototype of her research object: “Wearable Affective Co-evolutive Computer - Biocybernetic Relational Object”, supported by the Rumos Arte Cibernética Award 2007, from Itaú Cultural. Researcher of the art-design-science-technology interfaces, she focus manly in the themes related to: wearable computing, brain-computer interfaces, electric neuro-muscle stimulation, arts of the body, mobility design, Interactive Digital Television design and immersing-interactive environments.