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Cyberclothes and the Globe and Mail
A light overview in the popular press - How "WearComp" went to MIT in 1991.

Eudaemonic Eye
`Eudaemonic Eye': `Personal Imaging' and wearable computing as result of deconstructing HCI; towards greater creativity and self-determination.

Historical account of the `WearComp' and `WearCam' inventions
An historical account of the `WearComp' and `WearCam' inventions developed for applications in `Personal Imaging'.

Humanistic Intelligence
Immedia98, University of Michigan - lecture on ethics in Wearable Computing.

Infowar Machines
WearComp and WearCam as nomadic personal infowar machines: Personal empowerment through the use of Reflectionist media as a protective element.

"Orgins of Cyberfashion" @ TEDCity
The "Origins of Cyberfashion" show was part of the grand finale gala closing event of the recent four day TED conference.

pARTs photographic arts gallery
Exhibit at pARTs photographic arts gallery, March 1999. The Artists of the New Age and the Age of the New Artists.

Periodicity in Perspective
Our urban or indoor world contains a plethora of periodicity. Repeating lights, windows, bricks, and the like abound, yet pictures of these objects seldom capture exactly this periodicity except in the rare instance that the film plane is aligned parallel to the surface.

Please Wait: A parody of the time thieves
If you would like to show me an advertisement, please press 3, and slide your credit card through the slot on my head to purchase my attention!

Reflectionism and Diffusionism
"Reflectionism" and "Diffusionism": New Tactics for Deconstructing the Video Surveillance Superhighway

ShootingBack
Retrospective exhibit of various embodiments of the WearComp/WearCam inventions from over the last 20 years, with an emphasis on embodiments selected to question the role of surveillance in society.

Sicherheitsglaeser: Sicherheit Zuerst
Sicherheit Zuerst (Safetyglasses: Safety First). The "safetyglasses" provide a literal embodiment of the reflectionist philosophy of cultural criticism (holding a "mirror" up to society).

Steve Mann and his wearcomp
Picture of Steve, wearing various embodiments of his "wearcomp" invention (WARNING: moderately large file, may take A WHILE load and display, depending on the speed of your connection).

``To be Continued...'' at the Olga Korper Gallery
The artist, Steve Mann, explains the ideas underlying Cybernetic Photography and his exhibit. Included are some of the lightvector paintings from the Microseconds and Years Collection.

Video Orbits
Beyond digital photography: The new Imaging Renaissance.

WearComp/WearCam
Smart Clothing: The " Wearable Computer" and WearCam.

WearComps on exhibit at the Stedelijk Museum
Exhibit of various embodiments of Steve Mann's "wearable computer" (WearComp) invention from over the last 20 years, at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

Wearable Computing: A First Step Toward Personal Imaging
WearComp: Every journey begins with a first step. Walk the Global Library wearever you go.

Wearable, Tetherless, Computer-Mediated Reality
Wearable, Tetherless, Computer-Mediated Reality (with possible future applications to the disabled).



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