Pattie Maes of the MIT Media Lab presents her research on the Sixth Sense at MassTLC's 2010 Annual Meeting

1. Bridging the digital -
physical divide
Pattie Maes
MIT Media Laboratory

2. A wealth of information is available

3. But it is not easily accessible

4. But it is not easily accessible

5. But it is not easily accessible

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8. But it is not easily accessible

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

10. 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

13. Augmented earbud - Merrill, 2005

14. Information ring - Merrill, 2006

17. Sixth Sense -
Mistry, 2008

20. Augmented Reality no longer Science Fiction
Layar: While looking through the phone's camera lens,
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tourist information, play a live game, etc.

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

22. Thank You!

23. What is the MIT Media Laboratory?
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24. 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
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