"Track-track: Let's follow the cat!" Reflecting on children's biometric data processing through a micro puppet show

Abstract

Track-track: Let's follow the cat! is a micro puppet show for children where the spectator's biometric data animates elements of the scenography. While seeing the show inside a box through a peephole, the spectator activates sensors that take the data to make the stars shine, blow the wind, and move the waves. Taking the format of the Brasilian Lambe Lambe theater - a peep box - this project reflects on children's new digital environment and the concerns around biometric data processing and the notion of privacy. This interactive puppet show explores how children can recognize themselves as a data source and perceive their own digital data as a resource.