Post on 14-Dec-2015
Ambient Interfaces
Pekka Valtonen
Direct Brain-Machine-interface
• One of the Holy Grails of technology.
• STRENGTHS: total ease of use, endless possibilities, usable by nearly everyone.
• WEAKNESSES: technology still unavailable.• OPPORTUNITIES: increased positive results• THREATS: Possibly requires invasive procedures. • Also, Crye Industries is one of the companies
developing BMI.
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A MONKEY with wires into its brain is operating a robotic hand by thought. Freaky shit provided by Schwartz lab, University of Pittsburgh.
Brainloop
• http://www.aksioma.org/brainloop/• A simplified, downtoned version of ”monkey-
of-doom”- system to use BMI as interface.
• Reads neural patterns such as ”I am moving my left hand” and uses them to move objects on interface.
Brainloop (continues)
• STRENGTHS: external tinfoilhat-like sensors, does not require stuff inside skull.
• WEAKNESSES: requires some learning and concentration, practical solutions yet limited.
• OPPORTUNITIES: if sensors smallened, usable for computer interaction on home use.
• THREATS: technology still on development.
Wearable retinal interface
Wearable Heads Up Display (HUD), web broser, microphone.
The images above are about ten times the size of current models.
Wearable retinal interface
• STRENGTHS: soon to be adaptable to fit eyewear such as eyeglasses, shades and monocles. May even bring monocles back!
• Weaknesses: primitive compared to augmented contact lenses.
• Opportunities: with headset, allows total reckless drive-while-chat!
• Threats: relatively expensive tech.
AUGMENTED REALITY LENShttp://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/bionics/augmented-reality-in-a-contact-lens/0
Augmented Reality contact lens
• A normal-sized contact lens which works as a personal HUD (Heads-up-display)
• STRENGTHS: awesome technology, in concept an idea that people have learned on sci-fi for over 40 years.
• WEAKNESSES: Cost- and health- related issues.• OPPORTUNITIES&THREATS: couple up with
BMI and military money, hello terminator!
Pain Vest
• User feedback interface for video games.• Provides the user the fun sensational feedback
of ”that guy just shot you in the back with a shotgun”
• Already in use.• http://www.firebox.com/product/2075/3rd-Sp
ace-FPS-Vest
Pain Vest (continues)
• STRENGTHS: provides fun addition to gamers with too much money, can be used for military simulations.
• WEAKNESSES: isnt really that groundbreaking or usable.
• OPPORTUNITIES: lots of money lying around on video games..
• THREATS: very limited use, expensive unit cost.
Microsoft Surface
• http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx
• Multitouch touchscreen interface.
FUN.
Microsoft Surface (continues)
• STRENGTHS: existing tech, easy to use.
• WEAKNESSES: expensive
• OPPORTUNITIES: as an embedded interface useful and fast to use
• THREATS: just one multitouch system among many.