Modern urbanism is not only notable for its efficiency and human-centered functionality, but also characterized by the diffused information generated by city dwellers. Such features allow a city to be understood beyond its static physical form, and introduce new kinds of urban ambiances rendered by human activities.
EmotionWare intends to demonstrate a case in which the emotional lavers of the city become directly sensed and embodied by the augmented citizen through the use of a bespoke computationally-enhanced wearable. The system allows the wearer to input through its interface their current emotional status, assisting in mapping out the city's psychogeography. The wearable extends processes of perception, as well as the ways that we understand andlink urban space, cloud computing, and humanity.