The Performative Mirror Space

Jacobs, Rachel; Schnadelbach, Holger; Jaeger, Nils; Leal, Sylvia; Shackford, Robin; Benford, Steve; Patel, Roma

Abstract

Interactive mirrors, typically combining semi-transparent mirrors, digital screens and interaction mechanisms have been developed for a variety of application areas. Drawing on existing techniques to create interactive mirror spaces, we investigated their performative qualities through artistic discovery and collaborative prototyping. We document a linked set of design explorations and two public, site-specific experiences that brought together artists, communities, and HCI researchers. We illustrate the abstracted interactive mirror space that practitioners in the performance art, theatre and museum sectors can work with. In turn, we also discuss six performative design strategies concerning the use of physical context, movement and narrative that HCI researchers who wish to deploy interactive mirrors in more mainstream settings need to consider.

Citation

Jacobs, R., Schnadelbach, H., Jaeger, N., Leal, S., Shackford, R., Benford, S., & Patel, R. (2019, May). The Performative Mirror Space. Presented at CHI '19: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: CHI '19: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• Start Date: May 4, 2019
• End Date: May 9, 2019
• Acceptance Date: May 4, 2019
• Online Publication Date: May 2, 2019
• Publication Date: May 2, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 5, 2019
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Pages: 1–14
• Book Title: CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• ISBN: 9781450359702
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300630
• Keywords: Art; Design; Mirror; Performance; Storytelling
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2147288
• Publisher URL: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=3290605.3300630
• Additional Information: Paper no. 400