People are always on their cellphones checking notifications. In a way, we have become cyborgs because of this behavior. The world we perceive no longer consists of only cityscape but also data structure. And in returns, our data becomes parts of us as well, a long with our flesh and bones. This idea inspired me to create a wearable piece that responds to your phone’s notification. Every time a notification pops up, the flip dots on the necklace will be activated. When an user wears the necklace, they become one with their data as their mind constantly moves back and forth between the physical and the digital world.

I have created a semi-functional prototype for this idea. The biggest issue I have currently is how to hook it up to a phone. I have been looking into TouchOSC and Ardunio OSCuino but they only allow me to control the arduino using the TouchOSC app instead of from the notification settings.