I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices
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Resumo: | This article discusses the concepts of performative sensibility and smartbody. The central thesis is that performative sensibility highlights the instrumental nature of sensations in which objects act on the world. We show how the prescriptions of this new sensibility associated with wearables affect the body and perform a subjectivity that we propose to call a smartbody. They were analyzed one hundred testimonials from the oldest thread with the greatest number of comments in the Fitbit user community forum. Quantitative tools and Actor-network theory were used as a guide to assemble and analyze the corpus. The preliminary findings show that Fitbit users demonstrate particular changings in body care. Extreme behaviors, physical limits defined by system goals and quantification habits without carrying the device are some of the examples found. These findings appear to indicate that the performative sensibility of wearables mobilizes new bodies performatic patterns and practices oriented by data. |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devicesActor-Network TheoryPerformative SensibilitySmartbodyWearable user experiencesFitbit communityThis article discusses the concepts of performative sensibility and smartbody. The central thesis is that performative sensibility highlights the instrumental nature of sensations in which objects act on the world. We show how the prescriptions of this new sensibility associated with wearables affect the body and perform a subjectivity that we propose to call a smartbody. They were analyzed one hundred testimonials from the oldest thread with the greatest number of comments in the Fitbit user community forum. Quantitative tools and Actor-network theory were used as a guide to assemble and analyze the corpus. The preliminary findings show that Fitbit users demonstrate particular changings in body care. Extreme behaviors, physical limits defined by system goals and quantification habits without carrying the device are some of the examples found. These findings appear to indicate that the performative sensibility of wearables mobilizes new bodies performatic patterns and practices oriented by data. PEPG COS-PUC-SP2017-12-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/galaxia/article/view/32919Galaxia; No. 36 (2017)GALÁxIA. Revista Interdisciplinar de Comunicação e Cultura; n. 36 (2017)1982-2553reponame:Galáxia (São Paulo)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/galaxia/article/view/32919/24113Copyright (c) 2017 Galáxia. Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Semiótica. ISSN 1982-2553info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLemos, André Luiz MartinsBitencourt, Elias2022-06-21T13:56:18Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/32919Revistahttps://www.pucsp.br/pos-graduacao/mestrado-e-doutorado/comunicacao-e-semioticaPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcos@pucsp.br||aidarprado@gmail.com1982-25531519-311Xopendoar:2022-06-21T13:56:18Galáxia (São Paulo) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices Lemos, André Luiz Martins Actor-Network Theory Performative Sensibility Smartbody Wearable user experiences Fitbit community |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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I feel my wrist buzz. Smartbody and performative sensibility in Fitbit devices |
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Lemos, André Luiz Martins |
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Lemos, André Luiz Martins Bitencourt, Elias |
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Bitencourt, Elias |
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Lemos, André Luiz Martins Bitencourt, Elias |
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Actor-Network Theory Performative Sensibility Smartbody Wearable user experiences Fitbit community |
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Actor-Network Theory Performative Sensibility Smartbody Wearable user experiences Fitbit community |
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This article discusses the concepts of performative sensibility and smartbody. The central thesis is that performative sensibility highlights the instrumental nature of sensations in which objects act on the world. We show how the prescriptions of this new sensibility associated with wearables affect the body and perform a subjectivity that we propose to call a smartbody. They were analyzed one hundred testimonials from the oldest thread with the greatest number of comments in the Fitbit user community forum. Quantitative tools and Actor-network theory were used as a guide to assemble and analyze the corpus. The preliminary findings show that Fitbit users demonstrate particular changings in body care. Extreme behaviors, physical limits defined by system goals and quantification habits without carrying the device are some of the examples found. These findings appear to indicate that the performative sensibility of wearables mobilizes new bodies performatic patterns and practices oriented by data. |
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