Abstract
Menstrual cycle data gathered through self-tracking apps are increasingly used to understand, control and monitor bodies that menstruate. This work-in-progress explores the effects of representing menstrual cycle data within the smart home through critical design and planned fieldwork. Themes presented in this paper include the taboo of menstrual cycles, the question of what kinds of data do we represent in the smart home and menstrual cycle tracking technologies as examples of affective computing.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 9 Jun 2017 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Jun 2017 |
| Event | Interrogating Biosensing in Everyday Life - DIS 2017 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Jun 2017 → … https://biosensingworkshop.wordpress.com/ |
Workshop
| Workshop | Interrogating Biosensing in Everyday Life - DIS 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 11/06/2017 → … |
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Keywords
- Menstrual cycle
- smart home
- critical design
- biosensing
- self-tracking
- women's health