The article, ‘The Cadaver in the Machine: The Social Practices of Measurement and Validation in Motion Capture Technology’, analyzes the social practices involved in the measurement and validation of motion capture systems. The authors argue that these practices, along with the attention to errors, become deeply ingrained in the design and innovation of motion capture technology over time. The study also discusses how these systems perpetuate assumptions about human bodies and their movements and suggests that these practices are ubiquitous in the development of data- and sensor-driven systems. The authors emphasize on the need to investigate hidden design assumptions and their potential negative consequences in human-computer interaction.
Publication date: 19 Jan 2024
Project Page: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.10877v1
Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.10877
