Work

Transhuman Communication: Human Augmentation Technologies through Co-Speculation Workshops

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The advancement of human-computer integration as a research field promises to introduce transhumanistic ways of communicating through the enhanced abilities of augmented humans. Our work seeks to illuminate this experiential landscape, exploring a diverse set of human augmentation technologies (HATs) for communication purposes. We investigated this topic through four co-speculation workshops focusing on physical, cognitive, sensory and emotional augmentations with 35 participants. Through a reflexive thematic analysis of the workshop data, we outlined eight HAT speculations for transhuman communication, grouped into four overarching augmentation clusters: (1) Bodily Changes in/for Communication, (2) Communication with Transferrable and Collective Beings, (3) Communication through Emotion and Memory, and (4) Communication with Augmented/Altered Perception. By serving as a foundation for discussions on transhumanism and communication in CSCW and beyond, these speculations contribute to a design space highlighting design opportunities and challenges to developing and researching near-future communication technologies.

Source: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

DOI: 10.1145/3686892

Authors: Çağlar Genç, Velvet Spors, Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk, Mattia Thibault, Leland Masek, Juho Hamari

Institution: Tampere University

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Human-Technology Interaction

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Universitas Brawijaya

Award: G6867000925