The Sixth Sense

Bridging the digital - physical divide Pattie Maes MIT Media Laboratory

A wealth of information is available

But it is not easily accessible

How can we seamlessly integrate digital information into our daily physical lives?

ReachMedia: On-the-move Interaction with Augmented Objects (Feldman, Sad) • Wireless RFID reader wristband reads tags in objects held by user • Touching an object results in a menu of services and information: • Order a copy • Read reviews • Leave a message • Retrieve messages • Do a keyword search • … RFID reading wristband - Feldman,Sadi, 2003

Augmented earbud - Merrill, 2005

Information ring - Merrill, 2006

Sixth Sense - Mistry, 2008

Augmented Reality no longer Science Fiction Layar: While looking through the phone's camera lens, a user can see houses for sale, popular bars and shops, 13 tourist information, play a live game, etc.

Bridging the digital & physical world by augmenting the world around us with information

Thank You!

What is the MIT Media Laboratory? 16

Inside: • 150 students • 30 faculty • 70 companies • with international and interdisciplinary backgrounds • and a common passion for inventing digital technologies that empower people and improve the quality of life 17

Impact… 18

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The Sixth Sense

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