Resistance is Futile: Google Glass and the Cyborg Workforce of the Future
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The document discusses how wearable technologies like Google Glass could transform the future workforce by allowing workers to access information and complete tasks hands-free. It argues that while Glass may initially appeal mainly to technophiles, it could have uses for many professions in taking notes, managing schedules, looking up information, remote troubleshooting, and visualizing data in the field. The document also examines the history of wearable devices and how Glass could help those with impairments perform tasks on par with able-bodied individuals. It speculates that resistance to Glass and similar technologies may fade as their benefits become apparent in professions like law enforcement, firefighting, and construction.
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Resistance is Futile: Google Glass and the Cyborg Workforce of the Future
- 1. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE Google Glass and the Cyborg Workforce of the Future Donna Lichaw | greatnorthelectric.com | @dlichaw
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- 9. MAKE IT SO! WHAT ABOUT GLASS?
- 12. AWESOME?
- 14. Thad Starner boston.com THE CYBORGS ARE COMING @dlichaw
- 15. “At first, only a certain breed of technophile or time- critical information consumer would be interested in looking odd to gain the power and convenience such an interface would allow...the computer professional. These individuals use a computer every day and find it essential to do their work...Even if the system was just sold as an expensive toy, a market may exist.” ! – Thad Starner, 1993 “At first, only a certain breed of technophile or time- critical information consumer would be interested in looking odd to gain the power and convenience such an interface would allow...the computer professional. These individuals use a computer every day and find it essential to do their work...Even if the system was just sold as an expensive toy, a market may exist.” ! – Thad Starner, 1993 THE CYBORGS ARE COMING
- 17. ATARI Jaguar VR Headset, 1995 Sony Head-mounted Display 2011 (and 1997) Nintendo Virtual Boy, 1995 Sega VR, 1995
- 19. Students............................. Administrative Assistants............ Lawyers.............................. Doctors.............................. Scientists........................... Stock Brokers........................ CEOs................................. System Administrators................ Repair People........................ Construction Engineers............... ! ! Take notes without looking at screen Manage appointments on the go Discover precedents in court/trial Look up info while seeing patients Automatic access to information Get up-to-the-minute stock information Get up-to-the-minute company reports Detect and fix problems remotely Get overlaid visual instructions Visualize structural data in the field THE CYBORGS ARE COMING
- 22. THE FACE-TECH CONTEXT* I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. * Nod to Josh Clark and his “Mobile Mindest”
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- 26. I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. I’m mobile and shouldn’t use my hands or avert my eyes. * Nod to Josh Clark and his “Mobile Mindest” THE FACE-TECH CONTEXT*
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- 30. * Nod to Josh Clark and his “Mobile Mindest” I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. I’m mobile and shouldn’t use my hands or avert my eyes. I’m impaired and want to do what able-bodied people do. THE FACE-TECH CONTEXT*
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- 33. Students............................. Administrative Assistants............ Lawyers.............................. Doctors.............................. Scientists........................... Stock Brokers........................ CEOs................................. System Administrators................ Repair People........................ Construction Engineers............... ! ! Take notes without looking at screen Manage appointments on the go Discover precedents in court/trial Look up info while seeing patients Automatic access to information Get up-to-the-minute stock information Get up-to-the-minute company reports Detect and fix problems remotely Get overlaid visual instructions Visualize structural data in the field Students............................. Administrative Assistants............ Lawyers.............................. Doctors.............................. Scientists........................... Stock Brokers........................ CEOs................................. System Administrators................ Repair People........................ Construction Engineers............... ! ! Take notes without looking at screen Manage appointments on the go Discover precedents in court/trial Look up info while seeing patients Automatic access to information Get up-to-the-minute stock information Get up-to-the-minute company reports Detect and fix problems remotely Get overlaid visual instructions Visualize structural data in the field THE CYBORGS ARE COMING
- 40. I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. I’m mobile and shouldn’t use my hands or avert my eyes. I’m impaired and want to do what able-bodied people do.
- 42. “We signed up, got a few pairs of the Google glasses, and we’re trying them out, seeing if they have any value in investigations, mostly for patrol purposes…”