Interfaces, Surface Computing and Ubiquitous Computing BarCamp The “Unconference” RMIT Saturday, November 15, 2008 Eric Hosick Cuong Huynh

Interfaces Computing is all about interface.

Computing is all about interface.

Ubiquitous Computing Can we interact with computers without an interface? “ Ubiquitous computing ( ubicomp ) is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.” - Ubiquitous_computing (Wikipedia). Using music, instead of displays, to represent stock market data. Using this method, users are able to spot trends more accurate.

Can we interact with computers without an interface?

“ Ubiquitous computing ( ubicomp ) is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.” - Ubiquitous_computing (Wikipedia).

Using music, instead of displays, to represent stock market data.

Using this method, users are able to spot trends more accurate.

What!?!??! What are we looking at? What could this be used for? ‘ AmbientDevices’ [image] 2008

What are we looking at?

What could this be used for?

Product from Ambient Devices Interfaces with internet. Glows green to indicate market is trending up. ‘ AmbientDevices’ [image] 2008

Interfaces with internet.

Glows green to indicate market is trending up.

Weather Information Weather conditions are displayed using a colorful cube.

How about this?

Tangible User Interface Microsoft Surface Retractable – Musical instrument. Marble Answering Machine by Durrell Bishop (1992). A marble represents a single message left on the answering machine . Dropping a marble into a dish plays back the associated message or calls back the caller. – ‘Tangible User Interface’ (Wikipedia)

Microsoft Surface

Retractable – Musical instrument.

Marble Answering Machine by Durrell Bishop (1992).

A marble represents a single message left on the answering machine . Dropping a marble into a dish plays back the associated message or calls back the caller. – ‘Tangible User Interface’ (Wikipedia)