Physiological tracking, wearable interactive systems and human performance

Wearable devices extend the body in a real and virtual manner. The flow of information and stimuli from realtovirtual, and virtualtoreal enable experiences to be shared across time and space. Wearable devices using textiles with embedded physiological sensors are presented in various applications involving monitoring, control and learning. The potential of interactive textiles to capture performance, accelerate learning, and connect the expertise of elite athletes and sports scientists with novices through the use of common virtual interactive models is reported. Elements of system design and the accuracy and precision required for the effective transfer of embedded knowledge over space and time is discussed.