Global Ubiquitous Computing or – why CSCW and UbiComp do not have anything in common, but may have in the future...

Who am I? University of Aarhus UC Irvine IT University of Copenhagen Tries to build technology ... based on studies of real world challenges Have been stuck in hospitals for many year ... but tried honestly to do something else

University of Aarhus

UC Irvine

IT University of Copenhagen

Tries to build technology

... based on studies of real world challenges

Have been stuck in hospitals for many year

... but tried honestly to do something else

UbiComp – origins

Are CSCW and UbiComp the same?

Human-Computer Interaction Other users? Other kind of technology?

Why CSCW ≠ UbiComp HCI One user – one computer The Personal Computer Human Computer Interaction CSCW Other users Social Computing w. existing technology Collaborative Interaction UbiComp Other computers New types of technology Embedded Interaction

HCI

One user – one computer

The Personal Computer

Human Computer Interaction

CSCW

Other users

Social Computing w. existing technology

Collaborative Interaction

UbiComp

Other computers

New types of technology

Embedded Interaction

Comparison CSCW UbiComp Mode of Interaction Collaborative Embedded # Users Many One – few Focus of Interaction Distributed / Global Local Applications Work All sort Research approach Experimental & Studies Experimental & Studies Technology focus Software Software & Hardware

Could UbiComp and CSCW merge?

Cooking together?

Global Ubiquitous Computing Embedded Computing on a Global Scale Globally distributed teams Software development Business processes Healthcare Global challenges Global solutions Google Health, MS Vault, Intel Health

Embedded Computing on a Global Scale

Globally distributed teams

Software development

Business processes

Healthcare

Global challenges

Global solutions

Google Health, MS Vault, Intel Health