MAKING DIGITAL SENSE[S]: FUNDAMENTALS

In this paper, we introduce the concept of digital senses as an approach for integrating the real world with the digital world. We define the real world as the world we access directly through our senses and the digital world as the world we access through a man-made interface. We show how 1) the concept of digital senses helps people outside the standard sensory spectrum (low vision, low hearing, etc.) interact with both the real and digital world and 2) how it might help generate empathy with people or situations in the past or future. We describe how we use digital senses to 1) reenact a day in the life of the ancient city of Catalhoyuk; 2) follow an automaton through time and showcase its changing role in people's life. Finally, we discuss issues and challenges associated with the technical implementation of digital senses.