The computer for the 21 st Century Discussing Mark Weiser’s 20 th Century Vision of the future of Technology Results of Discussion Preparatory work ILdV 25.11.08

1991 in the world… Average House Price £ 70,987 The last episode of the soap opera Dallas airs The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,000 for the first time ever Seventy tornadoes break out in the central United States . A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh killing an estimated 138,000 people Collapse of the Soviet Union and Russian s elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of their republic

Average House Price £ 70,987

The last episode of the soap opera Dallas airs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,000 for the first time ever

Seventy tornadoes break out in the central United States . A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh killing an estimated 138,000 people

Collapse of the Soviet Union and Russian s elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of their republic

1991 in the technology world… Internet is made available to unrestricted commercial use and number of computers on the net reaches 1 million Linus Torvalds releases first version of the Linux operating system kernel The first version of QuickTime was released Microsoft releases MS Dos 5.0 Tim Berners-Lee introduces the web browser Invention of Airbag USA by Geoffrey L Mahon and Allen Breed 1 st IP Video Conference UCL

Internet is made available to unrestricted commercial use and number of computers on the net reaches 1 million

Linus Torvalds releases first version of the Linux operating system kernel

The first version of QuickTime was released

Microsoft releases MS Dos 5.0

Tim Berners-Lee introduces the web browser

Invention of Airbag USA by Geoffrey L Mahon and Allen Breed

1 st IP Video Conference UCL

Most quoted Invisible Transparent Disappear Activity/Interaction Ubiquitous It’s becoming… cliché …a reality

Invisible

Transparent

Disappear

Activity/Interaction

Ubiquitous

It’s becoming… cliché …a reality

Fabric of everyday life Invisible Disappearance Periphery Aware Integrate seamlessly Ubiquitous network New way of thinking about computers Most quoted

Fabric of everyday life

Invisible

Disappearance

Periphery

Aware

Integrate seamlessly

Ubiquitous network

New way of thinking about computers

Not so quoted Focus (on device) Information overload Security

Focus (on device)

Information overload

Security

Not so quoted Free (humans) Fast and easy Less strain Refreshing Attention (demand) Workplace/Physical world Human Psychology Getting accustomed/casual use Desires

Free (humans)

Fast and easy

Less strain

Refreshing

Attention (demand)

Workplace/Physical world

Human Psychology

Getting accustomed/casual use

Desires

What’s the Vision? By Mark Weiser interpreted by Mobisys Group Making EVERYDAY life easier Through technology By Tech not always easy to use Continuous learning

Making EVERYDAY life easier

Through technology

By

Tech not always easy to use

Continuous learning

What’s the Vision? By Mark Weiser interpreted by ILdV Invisible computers in many different devices Interconnected in a ubiquitous network Activate the world People use them unconsciously to accomplish everyday tasks Will make individuals more aware of the people on the other end of computer links Future dominant way of accessing computers

Invisible computers in many different devices

Interconnected in a ubiquitous network

Activate the world

People use them unconsciously to accomplish everyday tasks

Will make individuals more aware of the people on the other end of computer links

Future dominant way of accessing computers

Metaphors Writing Walk in the woods Electric motors

Writing

Walk in the woods

Electric motors

What we read vs. what we imagine Clip-on computers Scrap computers Single room networks Transparent connections

Clip-on computers

Scrap computers

Single room networks

Transparent connections

Some thoughts Social issues Society of control vs. transparency How people live & work Spatial issues Technology in the Built Environment Meaning of location

Social issues

Society of control vs. transparency

How people live & work

Spatial issues

Technology in the Built Environment

Meaning of location