Research:
Ubiquitous Computing refers to the trend that we as humans interact no longer with one computer at a time, but rather with a dynamic set of small networked computers, often invisible and embodied in everyday objects in the environment.
Ubiquitous computing names the third wave in computing, just now beginning. First were mainframes, each shared by lots of people. Now we are in the personal computing era, person and machine staring uneasily at each other across the desktop. Next comes ubiquitous computing, or the age of calm technology, when technology recedes into the background of our lives. Alan Kay of Apple calls this “Third Paradigm” computing.
http://www.ubiq.com/hypertext/weiser/UbiHome.html
Mark Weiser is seen as the father of ubiquitous computing his website is
Initial thoughts:
My initial thoughts were that having a project to educate children would be interesting as you need to think in a different frame of mind. But I am still interested in what other works could be created especially if I can work on a project into studio 6.
Interesting sites:
The following project based on Roald Dahl’s characters and stories. Based on a hands on approach. Gives a view into some of the design process involved as well. This site also involves making the children think differently within a space.
http://www.big.uk.com/newsletter/98_spr/dahl1.htm
