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KateHartman_2011-_穿戴式通讯工具的艺术_
My name is Kate Hartman. 我是凯特.哈特曼
And I like to make devices that play with the ways that we relate and communicate. 我喜欢制作装置 我们使用它们时 产生了关联和交流
devices:n.[机][计]设备;[机]装置;[电子]器件(device的复数);
So I'm specifically interested in how we, as humans, relate to ourselves, each other and the world around us. 所以我极大的兴趣在于,我们人类 如何在彼此间建立的联系 以及如何与环绕着我们的世界产生关联
specifically:adv.特别地;明确地;
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So just to give you a bit of context , as June said, I'm an artist, a technologist and an educator. 那么还是先向大家介绍一下我自己 正如朱恩所介绍的,我是艺术家、科学家以及教育家
context:n.环境;上下文;来龙去脉; technologist:n.技术专家;工艺学家;
I teach courses in physical computing and wearable electronics . 我教授物理计算 以及穿戴式电子产品课程
physical:adj.[物]物理的;身体的;物质的;符合自然法则的;n.体格检查; computing:n.计算;计算机技术;信息处理技术;v.计算;求出;(compute的现在分词) wearable:adj.可穿用的,可佩带的;耐用的;n.衣服; electronics:n.电子学;电子工业;
And much of what I do is either wearable or somehow related to the human form. 我所做的大部分装置或是穿戴式的 或是在某种程度上与人体相关的
somehow:adv.以某种方法;莫名其妙地;
And so anytime I talk about what I do, 所以每当我介绍自己所从事的领域
I like to just quickly address the reason why bodies matter. 都要简短的解释一下 为什么身体是重要的
And it's pretty simple. 其实这非常简单
Everybody's got one -- all of you. 每个人,你们所有人,都有身体
I can guarantee , everyone in this room, all of you over there, the people in the cushy seats, the people up top with the laptops -- we all have bodies. 我敢保证,每一位在场的人 无论是那边坐在舒适椅子上的 还是上面在使用笔记本电脑的 我们都拥有身体
guarantee:n.保证;担保;保证人;保证书;抵押品;v.保证;担保; cushy:adj.轻松的;容易的;轻松又容易赚钱的; laptops:n.便携式电脑;笔记本电脑;(laptop的复数)
Don't be ashamed . 别害羞
ashamed:adj.惭愧;尴尬;因惭愧而不情愿;
It's something that we have in common and they act as our primary interfaces for the world. 这是我们的一个共同点 身体是我们与世界接触的主要界面
interfaces:n.分界面; v.把界面缝合; (interface的复数)
And so when working as an interaction designer, or as an artist who deals with participation -- creating things that live on, in or around the human form -- it's really a powerful space to work within. 所以无论是作为一个交互设计师 还是一个交互艺术家 创造能够用在体外、体内或是周身的装置 真的是一个很有吸引力的工作领域
interaction:n.[计]交互,相互作用;相互交流;干扰; participation:n.参与;分享;参股;
So within my own work, 所以我的创作中
I use a broad range of materials and tools. 使用了广泛的材料和工具
So I communicate through everything from radio transceivers to funnels and plastic tubing. 这样我就可以通过各种事物进行交流,从无线电收发机 到漏斗和塑料管
transceivers:n.(无线)收发两用机;(transceiver的复数) funnels:n.[化学]漏斗(funnel的复数);
And to tell you a bit about the things that I make, the easiest place to start the story is with a hat. 下面向大家介绍一些我所做的装置 从最简单的 一顶帽子说起
And so it all started several years ago, late one night when I was sitting on the subway, riding home, and I was thinking. 这要回溯到几年以前 某个深夜我坐着地铁回家的时候 当时我一直在思考
And I tend to be a person who thinks too much and talks too little. 我是那种想的较多说的较少的人
And so I was thinking about how it might be great if I could just take all these noises -- like all these sounds of my thoughts in my head -- if I could just physically extricate them and pull them out in such a form that I could share them with somebody else. 所以我就在想怎么把这种特质利用好 如果我能够收集所有的这些声音—— 例如这些我脑海里思考的声音 如果我能从物理上的剥离它们 将它们转化成一种具体的形式 那么我就能与他人分享它们了
extricate:v.(使)摆脱;解救;救出;挣脱;
And so I went home, and I made a prototype of this hat. 所以当我回到家,就做出了这顶帽子的原型
prototype:n.原型;雏形;最初形态;
And I called it the Muttering Hat, because it emitted these muttering noises that were kind of tethered to you, but you could detac h them a nd share them with some body e lse. 我将她命名为嘀咕帽 因为它能将这些附着在你身上的嘀咕声 传输出来 你也可以把它们取下 并与他人分享
Muttering:n.独自怨言,喃喃自语;v.咕哝;发牢骚(mutter的现在分词); emitted:adj.射出的;v.排放(emit的过去分词);发散;
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So I make other hats as well. 接下来我继续做了其他的帽子
This one is called the Talk to Yourself Hat. 这一顶我叫它自言自语帽
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It's fairly self-explanatory . 很一目了然的
fairly:adv.相当地;公平地;简直; self-explanatory:adj.自明的;不需加以说明的;
It physically carves out conversation space for one. 它为你制造了一个私密的谈话空间
carves:v.雕刻(carve的第三人称单数);
And when you speak out loud, the sound of your voice is actually channeled back into your own ears. 当你大声说话时 你的声音实际上会被传送到你自己的耳朵里
speak out:畅所欲言;大胆地说;大声地说; channeled:adj.有沟的;槽形的;v.引导;在…上开渠;输送;(channel的过去分词)
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And so when I make these things, it's really not so much about the object itself, but rather the negative space around the object. 所以当我在制作这些东西的时候 重点实际并不在装置本身 而是在装置周围的空间上
negative:adj.[数]负的;消极的;否定的;阴性的;n.否定;负数;[摄]底片;v.否定;拒绝;
So what happens when a person puts this thing on? 那么当一个人带上这个的时候会发生什么
What kind of an experience do they have? 他们有怎样的体验
And how are they transformed by wearing it? 而他们通过带上它又会有怎样的改变
transformed:v.使改变形态;使改变外观(或性质);(transform的过去分词和过去式)
So many of these devices really kind of focus on the ways in which we relate to ourselves. 所以很多的装置 其实是侧重于我们与彼此产生关联的方式的
So this particular device is called the Gut Listener. 这个特别的装置叫做肠道监听器
Gut:n.勇气;肠道;内脏;v.损毁内部;取出…的内脏;adj.非理性的;本能的
And it is a tool that actually enables one to listen to their own innards . 它是一种工具 可以让人们 听到他们自己内部的声音
enables:v.使得; (enable的第三人称单数) innards:n.内脏;内部结构;
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And so some of these things are actually more geared toward expression and communication. 而另一些装置 则更多的针对了表达与沟通
geared:adj.齿轮传动的,变速螺旋桨; v.用齿轮连接; expression:n.表现,表示,表达;
And so the Inflatable Heart is an external organ that can be used by the wearer to express themselves. 正如这个充气式的心 它是一个外部器官 佩戴者可以用它来表达自己
Inflatable:adj.膨胀的,可充气的;得意的; external:n.外部;外观;形式;外部情况;adj.外部的;外面的;外界的;外来的; organ:n.[生物]器官;机构;风琴;管风琴;嗓音; wearer:n.佩带者;穿用者;
So they can actually inflate it and deflate it according to their emotions . 他们可以对它进行充气和放气 根据他们的情绪
inflate:vt.使充气;使通货膨胀;vi.膨胀;充气; deflate:vt.放气;使缩小;紧缩通货;打击;使泄气;vi.缩小;物价下降; according to:根据,据说; emotions:n.强烈的感情;激情;情感;(emotion的复数)
So they can express everything from admiration and lust to anxiety and angst . 这样他们就可以表达一切,从爱慕和渴望 到焦虑和不安
admiration:n.钦佩;赞赏;羡慕;赞美; lust:n.性欲;强烈的欲望;vi.贪求,渴望; anxiety:n.焦虑;渴望;挂念;令人焦虑的事; angst:n.焦虑;担心;
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And some of these are actually meant to mediate experiences. 还有一些装置实际上是 用来协调的
mediate:vi.调解;斡旋;居中;vt.调停;传达;adj.间接的;居间的;
So the Discommunicator is a tool for arguments. 这个消音器是一个专为争吵准备的装置
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And so actually it allows for an intense emotional exchange , but is serves to absorb the specificity of the words that are delivered. 它接收这样激烈的情感交流 但它会吸收掉 被传送的话中的“诡异”的词
intense:adj.强烈的;紧张的;非常的;热情的; emotional:adj.情绪的;易激动的;感动人的; exchange:n.交换;交流;交易所;兑换;v.交换;交易;兑换; absorb:v.吸收;使并入;吞并;同化;理解;吸收;耗费;承受; specificity:n.[免疫]特异性;特征;专一性;
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And in the end, some of these things just act as imitations . 最后 还有一些装置仅仅是起邀请的作用
imitations:n.模仿,仿造;仿制品;adj.人造的,仿制的;
So the Ear Bender literally puts something out there so someone can grab your ear and say what they have to say. 这个弯曲的耳朵装置按照它的名字在那儿装了一个东西 所以其他人可以抓住你的耳朵 来说他们想说的话
Bender:n.饮酒作乐;扭弯物体的人;六便士银币; literally:adv.按字面:字面上:确实地: grab:v.攫取;霸占;将…深深吸引;n.攫取;霸占;夺取之物;
So even though I'm really interested in the relationship between people, 尽管我对关系真的很感兴趣 人与人之间的关系
I also consider the ways in which we relate to the world around us. 我也思考着 我们与环绕着我们的世界相关联的方式
And so when I was first living in New York City a few years back, 几年前当我第一次生活在纽约的时候
I was thinking a lot about the familiar architectural forms that surrounded me and how I would like to better relate to them. 我思考了很多关于 我周围的熟悉的建筑形式 以及我该如何更好的与它们相关联
familiar:adj.熟悉的;常见的;亲近的;n.常客;密友; architectural:adj.建筑学的;建筑上的;符合建筑法的;
And I thought, "Well, hey! 我想:诶,对了
Maybe if I want to better relate to walls, maybe I need to be more wall-like myself." 或许我是想和墙产生更好的关联 或许我自己应该更像墙一些
So I made a wearable wall that I could wear as a backpack. 所以我做了一个穿戴式的墙 我可以像背背包一样背着它
And so I would put it on and sort of physically transform myself so that I could either contribute to or critique the spaces that surrounded me. 之后我穿上它 似乎改变了我自己 这样我既可以为我周围的空间做些贡献 也可以造成阻塞
contribute to:有助于;捐献; critique:n.评论文章;评论;v.写评论;对…发表评论;评判;
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And so jumping off of that, thinking beyond the built environment into the natural world, 那么现在让我们换个话题 从被建造的环境上升到自然世界
I have this ongoing project called Botanicols -- which actually enables houseplants to tap into human communication protocols . 我有个还在进行的项目叫做植物电话 可以使室内植物 接入人类的通信协议
ongoing:n.发展; adj.持续存在的; houseplants:n.室内植物;盆栽植物; human communication:人际交往; protocols:n.协议; v.拟定议定书;
So when a plant is thirsty, it can actually make a phone call or post a message to a service like Twitter. 那么当一株植物渴了的时候 它就可以打个电话 或是给像推特这样的服务网站发个状态
And so this really shifts the human/plant dynamic , because a single house plant can actually express its needs to thousands of people at the same time . 这会让人与植物的互动有所转变 因为一株小小的室内植物 可以表达它的需求 给数以千计的人,在同一时间
shifts:n.转移; v.转移; (shift的第三人称单数) dynamic:n.动力; adj.充满活力的; house plant:n.室内盆栽植物; at the same time:同时;另一方面;与此同时;
And so kind of thinking about scale , my most recent obsession is actually with glaciers -- of course. 而提到规模 我最近最为痴迷的 当然要算是冰川了
scale:n.规模;比例;鳞;刻度;天平;数值范围;v.衡量;攀登;剥落;生水垢; obsession:n.痴迷;困扰;[内科][心理]强迫观念; glaciers:n.[地理][水文]冰川(glacier的复数);[地理][水文]冰河;
And so glaciers are these magnificent beings, and there's lots of reasons to be obsessed with them, but what I'm particularly interested in is in human-glacier relations. 冰川如此的壮丽 有太多的理由让我迷上它们 但我最为感兴趣的 是人与冰川的关系
magnificent:adj.高尚的;壮丽的;华丽的;宏伟的; obsessed:v.使痴迷;使迷恋;使着迷;(obsess的过去式和过去分词) particularly:adv.特别地,独特地;详细地,具体地;明确地,细致地;
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Because there seems to be an issue . 因为这似乎已经成为一桩事件——
issue:n.重要议题;争论的问题;v.宣布;公布;发出;发行;
The glaciers are actually leaving us. 冰川正在离我们远去
They're both shrinking and retreating -- and some of them have disappeared altogether. 它们正在不断的收缩和退后 其中的一些已经完全消失了
shrinking:v.(使)缩水,收缩,缩小,退缩;(shrink的现在分词) retreating:v.撤退;离开;离去;后退;退缩;(retreat的现在分词) disappeared:adj.消失的;消失了的;v.消失,失踪;(disappear的过去式和过去分词)
And so I actually live in Canada now, so I've been visiting one of my local glaciers. 我现在住在加拿大 所以我一直在探访加拿大的一座冰川
And this one's particularly interesting, because, of all the glaciers in North America , it receives the highest volume of human traffic in a year. 这真的特别有趣 因为在所以北美洲的冰川中 它是年客流量最高的一座
North America:n.北美洲; volume:n.体积;容积;音量;响度;一册;合订本
They actually have these buses that drive up and over the lateral moraine and drop people off on the surface of the glacier. 他们会将这样的公交车开到冰川侧碛 让人们在冰川表面下车
lateral:adj.侧面的,横向的;n.侧部;[语]边音;vt.横向传球; moraine:n.冰碛石;
And this has really gotten me thinking about this experience of the initial encounter . 这不禁让我想起了 我最初的经历
initial:adj.最初的; n.(名字的)首字母; v.用姓名的首字母作标记(或签名)于; encounter:v.遭遇,邂逅;遇到;n.遭遇,偶然碰见;
When I meet a glacier for the very first time, what do I do? 当我第一次见到冰川时 我该怎么做
There's no kind of social protocol for this. 这可没有什么社会公约可循
I really just don't even know how to say hello. 我甚至都不知道 如何向冰川问个好
Do I carve a message in the snow? 是需要我在雪里画出个消息吗
Or perhaps I can assemble one out of dot and dash ice cubes -- ice cube Morse code . 还是我需要组装一个 用点和虚线以及冰块组成的 冰块摩斯码
assemble:vt.集合,聚集;装配;收集;vi.集合,聚集; cubes:n.[数]立方体,数据库(cube的复数形式); v.使成立方形(cube的第三人称单数形式); ice cube:n.(加入酒或饮料中的)小冰块; Morse code:n.莫尔斯电码;
Or perhaps I need to make myself a speaking tool, like an icy megaphone that I can use to amplify my voice when I direct it at the ice. 又或是我需要给自己做一个说话的装置 就像一个冰传声筒 可以用来放大我的声音 当我对冰川说话的时候
megaphone:n.扩音器,喇叭筒;vt.用扩音器对…讲话;vi.用扩音器传达; amplify:vt.放大,扩大;增强;详述;vi.详述;
But really the most satisfying experience I've had is the act of listening, which is what we need in any good relationship. 但我曾有过最得意的经验其实是 关于聆听的 任何好的关系都需要我们有聆听的技巧
And I was really struck by how much it affected me. 它对我的影响有多大使我很震惊
This very basic shift in my physical orientation helped me shift my perspective in relation to the glacier. 这个在我物理方向上的小转变 帮我转变了对于 与冰川之间关系的观点
orientation:n.方向;定向;适应;情况介绍;向东方; perspective:n.观点;远景;透视图;adj.透视的;
And so since we use devices to figure out how to relate to the world these days, 而自从我们使用装置 来弄清如何去与世界连通这段时间以来
I actually made a device called the Glacier Embracing Suit. 我也真的做了一个叫做冰川拥抱套装的装置
Embracing:n.拥抱;v.拥抱,包含;(embrace的现在分词)
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And so this is constructed out of a heat reflected material that serves to mediate the difference in temperature between the human body and the glacial ice. 它是用一种热反应材料制作的 热反应材料可以用来调节 人类与冰川之间的温差
constructed:v.修建;建造;组成;编制,绘制;(construct的过去分词和过去式) reflected:adj.反射的;得自他人的;v.反射;思考;(reflect的过去式和过去分词) glacial:adj.冰的;冰冷的;冰河时代的;
And once again, it's this invitation that asks people to lay down on the glacier and give it a hug. 而再一次的,它的这一邀请 要求人们趴在冰川上 并给冰川一个拥抱
invitation:n.邀请,引诱
So, yea, this is actually just the beginning. 就是这样,这只是个开始
These are initial musings for this project. 这些都是对于这个项目的初步思索
musings:n.沉思;冥思;冥想(musing的复数形式);
And just as with the wall, how I wanted to be more wall-like, with this project, I'd actually like to take more a of glacial pace. 就像刚才的穿戴式墙一样,我希望我能更加像一面墙 而对于这个项目,我当然是想更多的跟上冰川的步调
And so my intent is to actually just take the next 10 years and go on a series of collaborative projects where I work with people from different disciplines -- artists, technologists , scientists -- to kind of work on this project of how we can improve human-glacier relations. 所以我的目标是 拿出未来的十年 来做一系列的合作项目 与不同领域的人们一起合作 艺术家、技术专家、科学家 在这个冰川的项目上 探究我们如何增进人与冰川的关系
intent:n.意图;目的;含义;adj.专心的;急切的;坚决的; series:n.系列,连续;[电]串联;级数;丛书; collaborative:adj.合作的,协作的; disciplines:n.[管理]纪律(discipline的复数); v.训导; technologists:n.技术人员(technologist的复数);[劳经]技术专家; improve:v.改进;改善;
So beyond that, in closing, 而现在
I'd just like to say that we're in this era of communications and device proliferation , and it's really tremendous and exciting and sexy, but I think what's really important is thinking about how we can simultaneously 我只想说,我们正处于这个时代 这个通讯及装置扩散的时代 令人非常兴奋也充满诱惑力 但我认为真正重要的是 去思考我们如何能同时
proliferation:n.增殖,扩散;分芽繁殖; tremendous:adj.极大的,巨大的;惊人的;极好的; simultaneously:adv.同时地;
maintain a sense of wonder and a sense of criticality about the tools that we use and the ways in which we relate to the world. 保持好奇与界限 对这些我们用来和世界相连接的工具和方法
maintain:v.维持;保持;维修;保养;坚持(意见);
Thanks. 谢谢
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