Iso-phone: a total submersion telephonic experience
James Auger, Jimmy Loizeau, Stefan Agamanolis · 2003
In this paper we describe the Iso-phone, a telecommunications concept providing a service that can be described simply as a meeting of the telephone and the floatation tank. By blocking out peripheral sensory stimulation and distraction, the Iso-phone attempts to create a telephonic space of heightened purity and focus. By presenting an everyday product in a new configuration and context, using a typical product aesthetic, the Iso-phone offers both an experiential and visual experience. The project is intended to provide a space for analysis of technology and its application in everyday situations. Whilst it is acknowledged that the subject of this project is well discussed within the field of philosophy and other areas of academia, the premise for using a product language is to bring the debate to a wider audience. The Iso-phone explores the scenario in which a person wishes to engage completely in a remote conversation. Total immersion into telephonic space is facilitated by the removal of the peripheral physicality of the world. This project examines how tele-communications might exist from a perspective that prioritises