Food for thought:
Trillions from MAYAnMAYA on Vimeo.
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Maya
The Trillion Node Network(pdf)
Written in 1999 by Peter Lucus
Abstract:
"It is widely accepted that in the foreseeable future the worldwide network of computing devices will grow to billions, or even tens of billions of nodes. However, if we broaden our consideration to include networks of information devices (all artificial systems that deal in any way with information), then we are likely to be faced with much larger numbers. A network of one trillion devices is not inconceivable. Design at this scale cannot rely on engineering discipline alone. It will entail the kind of loose consensus among communities of designers that, in traditional architecture and design, goes under the name of “style.”"
Nov 15, 2009
Nov 14, 2009
Smart Multimedia Kitchen by SieMatic: Networked appliances, media, and the Internet right at your fingertips.
The SieMatic S1 Kitchen incorporates the internet-of-things in your home. It's my dream kitchen!
SieMatic won the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Client Innovation Award in the lifestyle category last March (2009) at CeBIT for the SieMatic S1. The SieMatic S1 is internet and home-network ready, and can integrate television, the DVD player, Internet radio, PC's, laptops, iPods, audio systems, etc. In addition to WPF, the S1 system also incorporates Windows Embedded Systems.
The S1-Grid, an infotainment control/display unit, can display information and content from the Internet, including RSS feeds, weather reports, e-mail, and personal content, such as recipes and photos. If you are watching a television program or a movie from a DVD on the display, you can stop it to view information about the progress of your networked Miele@home series appliances. Networked appliances can also be controlled from this display. You can interact with everything via a touch screen or an Air Mouse.
Screenshot of control display demo - you can interact with this demo online.
For detailed information about how this system works, take a look at the information on the Siematic website:
Precisely S1: What does the kitchen of the future look like? ( the ambient multimedia overview of the S1 concept, set to relaxing music.)
Inside S1: What do kitchens mean today? (includes a philosophical video about food, kitchens, and the meaning of life.)
SieMatic S1 Grid ( the technical stuff)
S1 Interactive Demo
SieMatic S1 meets Miele@home
SieMatic won the Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Client Innovation Award in the lifestyle category last March (2009) at CeBIT for the SieMatic S1. The SieMatic S1 is internet and home-network ready, and can integrate television, the DVD player, Internet radio, PC's, laptops, iPods, audio systems, etc. In addition to WPF, the S1 system also incorporates Windows Embedded Systems.
The S1-Grid, an infotainment control/display unit, can display information and content from the Internet, including RSS feeds, weather reports, e-mail, and personal content, such as recipes and photos. If you are watching a television program or a movie from a DVD on the display, you can stop it to view information about the progress of your networked Miele@home series appliances. Networked appliances can also be controlled from this display. You can interact with everything via a touch screen or an Air Mouse.
Screenshot of control display demo - you can interact with this demo online.
For detailed information about how this system works, take a look at the information on the Siematic website:
Precisely S1: What does the kitchen of the future look like? ( the ambient multimedia overview of the S1 concept, set to relaxing music.)
Inside S1: What do kitchens mean today? (includes a philosophical video about food, kitchens, and the meaning of life.)
SieMatic S1 Grid ( the technical stuff)
S1 Interactive Demo
SieMatic S1 meets Miele@home
Nov 12, 2009
Elastic Creative, Delphi Productions, GestureTek, & the Metronic HRS multi-touch table and wall
I came across this on the Elevating Interactivity blog:
Medtronic HRS Conference Tables & Walls -Elevating Interactivity, 11/10/09
Elastic Creative and Delphi Productions collaborated to create the Metronic HRS multi-touch table and wall application. The hardware system was by GestureTek.
Medtronic is a medical technologies company that has been around for many years. Some of their projects include the Activa deep brain stimulation therapy used to treat Parkinson's disease and other conditions, pain management therapies, and more.
Here are the videos:
Medtronic HRS 2009 Multitouch Table from Elastic Creative on Vimeo.
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The following is a video featuring Elastic Creative's work with Colardo Creative for Immersion, a company that creates systems and technology that integrates touch feedback into products, including medical simulators used in training physicians for minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Immersion Brand Video from Elastic Creative on Vimeo.
BBC Video about Immersion's medical simulation application:
Elevating Interactivity's 6 Levels of Interaction
Medtronic HRS Conference Tables & Walls -Elevating Interactivity, 11/10/09
Elastic Creative and Delphi Productions collaborated to create the Metronic HRS multi-touch table and wall application. The hardware system was by GestureTek.
Medtronic is a medical technologies company that has been around for many years. Some of their projects include the Activa deep brain stimulation therapy used to treat Parkinson's disease and other conditions, pain management therapies, and more.
Here are the videos:
Medtronic HRS 2009 Multitouch Table from Elastic Creative on Vimeo.
SOMEWHAT RELATED
The following is a video featuring Elastic Creative's work with Colardo Creative for Immersion, a company that creates systems and technology that integrates touch feedback into products, including medical simulators used in training physicians for minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Immersion Brand Video from Elastic Creative on Vimeo.
BBC Video about Immersion's medical simulation application:
Elevating Interactivity's 6 Levels of Interaction
Interactive Content & Communication Across Platforms, Screens, and Situations: Nokia's The Way We Live Next 3.0
Nokia's The Way We Live Next 3.0 conference was held November 10-11, 2009, and I was fortunate to come across the concept video shared during the opening presentation.
-Via Putting People First and Nokia Conversations
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Nokia The Way We Live Next 3.0 Putting People First post
The Way We Live Next: Social apps and open-source R&D (Jesse Sutton 11/11/09, Wired UK)
(Discusses Life Tools, Health Radar, Mobile Job Hunt applications.)
Nokia- life in 2015 (JBC, Nokia Conversations, 11/11/09 - a review Heikki Norta's presentation. Norta is head of corporate strategy.)
Multiplying our Efforts (pdf) Presentation: Henry Tirri, SVP, Head of Nokia Research Center
Communities creating Computers – Computers connecting Communities (pdf) Presentation: Peter Schneider, Head of Technology Marketing, Maemo Devices, Nokia
Communities of the Future (pdf) Presentation: Purnima Kochikar, VP, Head of Forum Nokia & Developer Community
Go Mobile with Cash (pdf) Presentation: Teppo Paavola, VP, General Manager of Mobile Financial Services, Nokia
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The Nokia Braille Reader (Experimental)
The Nokia Braille Reader is a joint project between Nokia, Tampere University, and the Finnish Federation of Visually Impaired.
Cross Posted on The World Is My Interface
-Via Putting People First and Nokia Conversations
RELATED
Nokia The Way We Live Next 3.0 Putting People First post
The Way We Live Next: Social apps and open-source R&D (Jesse Sutton 11/11/09, Wired UK)
(Discusses Life Tools, Health Radar, Mobile Job Hunt applications.)
Nokia- life in 2015 (JBC, Nokia Conversations, 11/11/09 - a review Heikki Norta's presentation. Norta is head of corporate strategy.)
Multiplying our Efforts (pdf) Presentation: Henry Tirri, SVP, Head of Nokia Research Center
Communities creating Computers – Computers connecting Communities (pdf) Presentation: Peter Schneider, Head of Technology Marketing, Maemo Devices, Nokia
Communities of the Future (pdf) Presentation: Purnima Kochikar, VP, Head of Forum Nokia & Developer Community
Go Mobile with Cash (pdf) Presentation: Teppo Paavola, VP, General Manager of Mobile Financial Services, Nokia
SOMEWHAT RELATED
The Nokia Braille Reader (Experimental)
The Nokia Braille Reader is a joint project between Nokia, Tampere University, and the Finnish Federation of Visually Impaired.
Cross Posted on The World Is My Interface
Nov 9, 2009
Multimedia Art in My Community: Kristi Ryba's Video Art, Sonja Hinrichson's Mapping Charlotte Project at Community Day, McColl Center for the Visual Arts
I thought I'd share some of the multimedia art that is going on in my area. The McColl Center for Visual Art, in conjunction with the Arts & Science Council's Cultural Free-for-All, hosted Community Day, a day of free fun and art for everyone. The galleries were open for tours, and the artists set up a range of exciting activities. I've selected two of the artists-in-residence to highlight in this post.
As I wandered around the McColl Center, I came across Kristi Ryba's video art on a Mac laptop on a table in an upstairs hallway. I was holding my video cam in one hand and my purse and umbrella in the other. I fumbled around with my video camera so I could capture the doll house dance quickly. In the video, a woman was dancing down a street of miniature houses, and in the next scene, she was dancing inside a beautifully furnished doll house.
After taking a look at Kristi's video, I peeked into the studio. To celebrate Community Day, Kristi encouraged visitors to dance in front of the green screen, while she captured their movements. It was a delight to watch. For more about Kristi Ryba's work, take a look at her website at http://www.kristiryba.com.
On Community Day, Sonja Hinrichson, a multimedia artist-in-residence at McColl Center, invited visitors to go on a mapping "treasure hunt" around Charlotte, and document their experiences. This event was related to Sonya's current work, Charlotte in Layers: The Mapping Charlotte Project. This project is collaborative video/media installation created with students of Sonja's Special Topics class, offered through UNC-Charlotte's School of Art and Architecture. The students used video, photography, audio recordings, and interviews during the process of exploring, researching, and mapping aspects of life and history of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Mapping Charlotte Links
As I wandered around the McColl Center, I came across Kristi Ryba's video art on a Mac laptop on a table in an upstairs hallway. I was holding my video cam in one hand and my purse and umbrella in the other. I fumbled around with my video camera so I could capture the doll house dance quickly. In the video, a woman was dancing down a street of miniature houses, and in the next scene, she was dancing inside a beautifully furnished doll house.
After taking a look at Kristi's video, I peeked into the studio. To celebrate Community Day, Kristi encouraged visitors to dance in front of the green screen, while she captured their movements. It was a delight to watch. For more about Kristi Ryba's work, take a look at her website at http://www.kristiryba.com.
The link below is to a video of Community Day activities, posted on Facebook. You can see some of the visitors dancing in front of Kristi's green screen around the 1:30.
On Community Day, Sonja Hinrichson, a multimedia artist-in-residence at McColl Center, invited visitors to go on a mapping "treasure hunt" around Charlotte, and document their experiences. This event was related to Sonya's current work, Charlotte in Layers: The Mapping Charlotte Project. This project is collaborative video/media installation created with students of Sonja's Special Topics class, offered through UNC-Charlotte's School of Art and Architecture. The students used video, photography, audio recordings, and interviews during the process of exploring, researching, and mapping aspects of life and history of Charlotte, North Carolina.
The opening for the Mapping Charlotte installation will be held at the Rowe Main Arts Gallery on the UNC-C campus from 5:00-7:30 pm. The exhibition will be held from November 19th through December 10th. Sonja will give a public lecture about the Mapping Charlotte project on Friday, November 20th, at 11:00 A.M. in Room 130 of the Rowe Arts Building.
Mapping Charlotte Links
Mapping Charlotte (Class project blog for the installation)
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McColl Center Community Day on Flickr
McColl Center for the Visual Arts Overview
Syllabus (Provides a detailed description of the activities involved in the project/installation)
RELATED
McColl Center Community Day on Flickr
McColl Center for the Visual Arts Overview
Nov 8, 2009
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Kids, Teens, & College Students
I recently posted about Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) on the TechPsych blog:
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Kids, Teens & College Students
The post includes a variety of resources such as video clips, slide presentations, links, and references, including research articles. Included are a few resources related to social skills/communication skills and mental health applications.
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Kids, Teens & College Students
The post includes a variety of resources such as video clips, slide presentations, links, and references, including research articles. Included are a few resources related to social skills/communication skills and mental health applications.
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