Appropriation of wearable augmented reality

Abstract

Wearables, like augmented reality glasses, are more and more commercially available but uptake has been slow and concerns on social and ethical implications are raised. Current adoption theories can provide insights into the adoption or rejection process, but very few studies are conducted in this field to address the social and ethical implications of wearables. This paper provides results about the inclusion of different perspectives, namely diffusion and adoption theories, mutual shaping perspectives and philosophy of technology to study the social interactions and ethical implications of wearables as well. By following this path we would like to develop a model of appropriation in the future to get a better understanding of the acceptance and interactions of emerging technologies such as wearable augmented reality.