ABSTRACT

Interactive costumes enrich performance concepts and means of artistic expression. However, their creation challenges costume designers and technicians because they demand expertise in interaction design and electronic engineering. This article aims at empowering performance professionals to exploit the full potential of interactive costumes by discussing the creation process from the creators’ perspectives. Insights from expert interviews highlight that costume design combined with interaction design underlies the profile of interactive costume designers, whilst costume construction combined with electronic engineering underlies the profile of interactive costume technicians. Together, these profiles are capable of creating interactive costumes if complemented with expertise in e-textiles and body-centred design and development approaches. The findings suggest that teamwork between disciplines is essential, resulting ideally in transcending disciplinarity through shared practices, and using diverse methods, materials, and knowledge. All of this might evoke a paradigm shift in the practice and education of costume creators and other respective professions.

摘要

互动服装丰富了表演概念和艺术表达方式。但是，他们的创作挑战了服装设计师和技术人员，因为他们需要交互设计和电子工程方面的专业知识。本文旨在通过从创作者的角度讨论创作过程，使表演专业人士能够充分利用交互式服饰的全部潜力。专家访谈的见解突出表明，服装设计与交互设计相结合是交互式服装设计师的基础，而服装结构与电子工程相结合则是交互式服装技术人员的基础。。如果结合电子纺织品和以身体为中心的设计与开发方法的专业知识，这些配置文件可以共同创建交互式服装。研究结果表明，学科之间的团队合作是必不可少的，理想情况下是通过共享实践并使用多种方法，材料和知识来超越学科。所有这些都可能引起服装创作者和其他各个专业的实践和教育模式的转变。