WEAR ME!!! Future Physical's first Network Exchange took place between 1st and 8th December 2002, and explored all aspects of Wearable Computing and Smart Textiles.

WEAR ME!!! brought the txOom PlaySpace by international art/science collective FoAm to the Circus Space Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth from 1st - 8th December 2002.

Inside txOom, participants (from aged 5 years upwards) could take a journey into the media worlds of 'textiles in bloom' through wearing garments using body sensing technologies and active fabrics.

Image Credit: txOom / John Chapman


Image Credit: Mr Blinky


Image Credit: txOom / John Chapman

In and around WEAR ME!!! Network Exchange, Future Physical presented commissioned works as presentations, performances, exhibitions, process demos and installations including the first showing of Canadian artist, Nicholas Stedman's The Blanket Project.

Top 5 Wearable Computing Links recommended by Future Physical

The MIT Wearable Computing Resources
http://www.media.mit.edu/wearables/lizzy/index.html

A brief history of wearable computing
http://www.media.mit.edu/wearables/lizzy/timeline.html
Detailled history of wearables - back to eyeglasses & pocket watches. Excellent research resource!

MIT Wearables Computing Associated Papers
http://www.media.mit.edu/wearables/lizzy/mitres.html
More excellent links from the MIT site, but focused on research papers surrounding this field.

Sulawesi Introduction
http://wearables.essex.ac.uk/sulawesi/introduction.html
Good straight explanations of relevant terms. This is an article detailling a specific framework, but it is short and provides great examples.

Wearable Computing FAO
http://www.wearcam.org/wearcompfaq.html
You will find both related definitions and explanations on this page, and also references to bio and social issues.

Wearable Computing Article
http://about.eyetap.org/fundamentals
Good clear article which provides definitions and then leads into to an outline of the "fundamental issues of wearable computing".

Wearable Computing Meets Ubiquitous Computing
http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~rhodes/Papers/wearhive.html
Ubiquitous (Environmental) vs Wearable (Personal). Interesting academic essay.

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