the Future of Creative
Technologies Conference
technology workshop
Jerry Fishenden

... our mission ...
... to consider high level issues facing
researchers, industry and policy makers today

some starters ...
• convergence / divergence;
• the conjoining of the real and digital worlds,
including new modalities of interaction;
• the Internet as ubiquitous, pervasive grid;
• robotics;
• security, privacy and identity;
• people, society, localism and technology ...
versus State-ist / regulatory models

... the reality of technology?
http://www.billbuxton.com/

ubiquitous computing
17 billion networked devices by 2012 (IDC)
appliances/toys: 11,000M
industrial/automotive: 400M
entertainment: 1,300M
handhelds: 2,600M
computers: 1,080M

convergence ….
• … of networks,
protocols and interfaces
…
• … and multi-purpose
devices …

… and divergence
• … of devices and experiences

re-thinking “computing”
• interact using …
– speech and non-speech sounds
– gestures and tactile interfaces
– navigation through context
(glancing)
– physiological means
• support for multiple
modalities

another convergence?

Source: “Sketching
User Experiences”, Bill
Buxton

intelligent environments
• office, home and public
buildings running embedded
technologies:
– controlling lighting, heating
(energy efficiency) and security
– entertainment (music/film etc
following you around the
house)
– dynamically moving calls and
content between desk/mobile
phones, PCs other devices
• public environments
– knowing you’re there
– telling you what’s available

.. it’s getting personal!
• lifetime stores of
everything:
– articles, books,
cards, CDs,
letters, memos,
papers, photos,
pictures,
presentations,
home movies,
videotaped
lectures, voice
recordings,
phone calls, IM
transcripts,
television,
radio ….
(mylifebits)

identity, security, privacy …?
subscribes to
shops at
Vodaphone
(source: mobile phone) Morrisons
(source: loyalty card and
credit card)
overweight
(source: connected
bathroom scales)
alcoholic
(source: The Red Lion
EPOS)
iPod owner
(source: RFID tag
fashion victim
(source: street CCTV)

2008 Jerry Fishenden
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