#(Wait)ⁿ Lab 以「如果你一整天都在等待，會是什麼樣子？」為核心提問，建構一個橫跨現實與數位情境的「日常等待實驗室」。透過一日時間維度的切分，涵蓋食衣行育樂等生活片段，並以延宕式互動回饋作為設計策略，使觀眾在參與過程中，不僅回憶個人經驗，更重新感知當代被加速社會所重塑的等待狀態。
載體由兩項互動設計組成：其一為行為偵測裝置，以移動式推車形式進入真實場域，蒐集並視覺化人們在等待中的外在行為，使隱性狀態被看見；其二為心率監測遊戲，透過四個章節串聯一日中的等待情境，結合誇飾與諷刺手法，將內在焦慮轉化為可感知的互動體驗，進一步揭示情緒與時間的關係。
在高度數位化、追求即時回應的當代，等待常被視為效率缺口或系統失誤，然而其實正以碎片化形式滲透於日常。本創作從日常節奏出發，盤點並轉譯這些被忽略的片刻，透過「實驗」的觀看框架，使觀眾同時成為參與者與觀察者。作品試圖引發大眾對等待的再認知，指出我們並非缺乏時間，而是持續生活在各種等待之中，進而開啟對時間感知與生活狀態的反思。
Spanning both real and digital context, “How does it feel to wait for an entire day?” That is the question #(Wait)ⁿ Lab aims to answer. First by using and dividing the everday experiences into five segments: food, clothing, transportation, education, and entertainment, then using delayed interaction to recontextualise waiting in today’s accelerated society.
The work consists of two interactive installations: a mobile moniter that collects and visualizes subconscious mannerism from waiting participants, and a curated simulation of four daily scenarios which utilizes biometric data to transform underlying restlessness into perceptible experiences.
In a highly digitalized world that prioritizes instantaneity, waiting is obsolete in theory, yet it looms over regardless. This work reframes these overlooked moments, positioning viewers as both participants and observers, and provoking a renewed understanding of waiting.
