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Here I present the choreographic ideas I developed in a collaboration of the DiscReTe Project. The DiscReTe project is focused on creating an AI-enabled wearable as a prototype for demonstrating the concept of intimate computing. This wearable device aims to support individuals with diverse communication needs in navigating social interactions, setting personal boundaries, and conveying their needs to others effectively. Designed as a tool for mediating social connections, the wearable addresses feelings of disconnection by facilitating nuanced, context-sensitive communication. The project combines transdisciplinary and participatory approaches, such as design through dance, to explore human-technology partnerships in social interactions and vulnerability-aware intimate technologies. By grounding its research in a case of an individual experiencing physical disabilities, DiscReTe examines how intimate technologies can foster self-understanding, perception, and relational dynamics. The final outcomes include both a wearable prototype and a public performance, illustrating the potential of intimate computing to enhance human connection, mediate diverse communication needs and support in social contexts. Principal Investigator: Birna van Riemsdijk Executive Manager/ Design Researcher: Michaela Honauer Wearable Integration Designer: Malou Beemer Creative Technologist (Software + Hardware): Emil Felix Jari Philogène Gravier Initial Technological Support: Jonas Hentschel Choreographic Work: Laisvie Andrea Ochoa Gaevska Performers: Laisvie Andrea Ochoa Gaevska and Dennis Massar Event Organizer: Melina Petersen Everything Video: Marcos Montero Grande

type	research exposition
date	29/10/2024
last modified	02/02/2025
status	in progress
share status	public
copyright	Laisvie Ochoa & Birna van Riemsdijk
license	CC BY-NC-ND
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3120753/3120754

name	DiscReTe-1
copyright	Laisvie Andrea Ochoa
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name	DiscReTe2
copyright	Laisvie Andrea Ochoa
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name	DiscReTe3
copyright	Laisvie Andrea Ochoa
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name	DiscReTe4
copyright	Laisvie Andrea Ochoa
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name	DiscReTe5
copyright	Laisvie Andrea Ochoa
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name	Stella-Sample
copyright	Stella
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