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ubiquitous computing

ubiquitous computing. marcia lee april 10, 2008. moving towards everyday things. tolkien and ubicomp?. weiser. comparison with writing “ cease to be aware ” “ fade into the background ” focusing on the goal and not the tool to achieve it. weiser (cont ’ d). location scale

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ubiquitous computing

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  1. ubiquitous computing marcia lee april 10, 2008

  2. moving towards everyday things

  3. tolkien and ubicomp?

  4. weiser • comparison with writing • “cease to be aware” • “fade into the background” • focusing on the goal and not the tool to achieve it

  5. weiser (cont’d) • location • scale • tabs (active badges) • pads (“scrap computers”) • boards (“live boards”) • “embodied virtuality will make individuals more aware of the people on the other ends of their computer links”

  6. abowd and mynatt • natural interfaces • handwriting, speech, gestures • context-aware • active badges, tour guide systems • capture and access • audio/video recording and bookmarking

  7. abowd and mynatt (cont’d) • everyday computing • “continuously present, integrative, and unobtrusive interaction” • noting time as an important aspect of interaction • concurrency and context switching • interruptions of various urgency • social implications

  8. common ideas in the critiques • weiser’s prediction (accuracy and desirability) • thoughts on the “sal” narrative • keyboard as “natural” too • ubicomp + cscw • privacy, security, pollution

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