Turn on your Heart Light: My Doki-Doki Embraces Intimate Computing
Conceived of by Jonathan Resnick, James Milward, and Trevor Shaikin, three participants in the Canadian Film Center’s Habitat New Media Lab my doki-doki (apparently named after the word Japanese teenagers use for the heart flutter you feel when you have a crush on someone) is a simple, but ingenious device.
A leather wristband and finger sensor monitors the wearer’s heartbeat and then transmits the information to a small plastic orb. The orb both illuminates and vibrates in tune and time with the heartbeat.
This concept has fascinating implications for the idea of intimate computing . It is something that you wear on your body, it is a technology that knows something about us, and it is a means not only of sharing intimate information with another person, but also of learning more about ourselves. In some ways it is an interesting variation on biofeedback technology.
From the creator’s website:
The concept behind my doki-doki is to enable you to see and feel your heartbeat and share the experience with others. By providing a visceral expression of your heartbeat, my doki-doki creates a new kind of self-awareness and a unique opportunity to connect with others.
In a recent Macleans magazine article the inventors talk about a variety of plans for their application, including use as a sex toy.
The concept has so many sexual possibilities. Imagine your cell phone buzzing to the beat of your partner's heart. Imagine downloading different heart beats directly to your favorite vibrator. Imagine a vibrator that could learn and remember your physiological response to sexual stimulation, and then essentially take you through the paces of an orgasm.
Imagine never having sex with anyone else, ever!
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