How it lands
Jiayue Ma
How it lands explores how the same digital message can be interpreted differently depending on personal experiences, relationships, cultural backgrounds and emotional states. Through an interactive installation, two participants are invited to read the same ambiguous message and form their own interpretations. One participant expresses their understanding by squeezing a handheld device. The system captures the force, duration, rhythm and repetition of the gesture, translating these qualities into pneumatic inflation and vibration through a chest-worn wearable experienced by the other participant. The participants then exchange roles, allowing them to compare how the same message was interpreted, expressed and physically experienced. By making subjective interpretations tangible, the project invites reflection on the ambiguity of digital communication and how meaning is shaped between people.
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