News and Research articles on Phygital spaces

Volume 14, Issue 4

Governing phygital spaces: Human rights by design meets speculative design

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, Israel Democracy Institute
Rachel Aridor Hershkovitz, Israel Democracy Institute
Romi Mikulinsky, Aalto University
Boris Müller, Fachhochschule Potsdam
PUBLISHED ON: 18 Nov 2025 DOI: 10.14763/2025.4.2048

What happens when legal principles meet speculative storytelling and role-play workshops? Our interdisciplinary team found new ways to govern smart glasses, leading to the ‘ethics of interactions’ framework.

KEYWORDS: Smart glasses, Phygital spaces, Speculative design, AI governance, Privacy by design

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