Devices, systems, and methods for characterizing motions of a user via wearable articles with flexible circuits

A wearable article configured to simulate a physical motion performed by a user via an avatar in a virtual environment, the wearable article comprising:

• a first flexible circuit, wherein the first flexible circuit comprises a first trace comprising a deformable conductor, wherein the first flexible circuit is positioned in a first location of interest on the wearable article;
• and
• a circuit configured to communicably couple the first flexible circuit to a computing device comprising a processor and a memory configured to store a visualization engine that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• receive a first signal generated by the first flexible circuit;
• determine a first electrical parameter based on the first signal;
• scale the first electrical parameter based on a predetermined simulation framework of the visualization engine, wherein scaling the first electrical parameter corresponds to a physical condition of the first flexible circuit;
• compare the physical condition of the first flexible circuit to previously determined physical conditions associated with the wearable article;
• and
• generate a simulation of the physical motion performed by a user via the avatar in the virtual environment based on the comparison.

A method of simulating of a physical motion performed by a user via an avatar in a virtual environment, the method comprising:

• developing a framework for electrical parameters generated by a plurality of flexible circuits of a wearable article, wherein the framework comprises a plurality of scales that correlate the electrical parameters generated by each flexible circuit of the plurality of flexible circuits to a plurality of flexible to physical conditions of each flexible circuit of the plurality of flexible circuits;
• receiving a plurality of signals generated in response to a user's motions while wearing the wearable article, wherein the plurality of signals correspond to electrical parameters generated by the plurality of flexible circuits of the wearable article;
• determining a first physical condition of a first flexible circuit of the plurality based on a first received signal of the plurality and the plurality of scales;
• determining a second physical condition of a second flexible circuit of the plurality based on a second received signal of the plurality and the plurality of scales;
• comparing the first physical condition to the second physical condition;
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• generating a simulation of the physical motion performed by a user via the avatar in the virtual environment based on the comparison.