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Interfaces, Surface Computing and Ubiquitous Computing

BarCampThe “Unconference”

RMITSaturday, November 15, 2008

Eric Hosick

Cuong Huynh

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Interfaces

Computing is all about interface.

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Ubiquitous Computing

Can we interact with computers without an interface? “Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) is a post-desktop

model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.” - Ubiquitous_computing (Wikipedia).

Using music, instead of displays, to represent stock market data.

– Using this method, users are able to spot trends more accurate.

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What!?!??!

What are we looking at? What could this be used for?

‘AmbientDevices’ [image] 2008

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Product from Ambient Devices

Interfaces with internet. Glows green to indicate market is trending up.

‘AmbientDevices’ [image] 2008

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Weather Information

Weather conditions are displayed using a colorful cube.

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How about this?

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Tangible UserInterface

Microsoft Surface Retractable – Musical

instrument. Marble Answering Machine by

Durrell Bishop (1992).– A marble represents a single

message left on the answering machine. Dropping a marble into a dish plays back the associated message or calls back the caller. – ‘Tangible User Interface’ (Wikipedia)