Hack you the human body as the next interface frontier

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This provocative narrative looks at the evolution of human computer interfaces and explores a future where the screen disappears, computers are embedded in our bodies and our DNA is used to programme objects

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Hack you: The body as the next interface frontier

Andy Goodman Marco Righetto

A brief and inaccurate history of the man-machine interface

Jacquard loom 1801

Colossus valve computer 1943

FORTRAN punch card 1953

Rand Tablet 1961

Fairlight CMI lightpen 1979

MS-DOS 1980

Xerox PARC "mice" 1981

Macintosh GUI 1984

iPhone touchscreen 2007

Kinect 2009

Siri 2011

Sensors: A language of gestures / A Predictive World

Facial recognition in Japanese vending machines

McDonalds car database

Where next?

Embedded tech in our bodies

Public vs Private Outward vs Inward

Select Move Forward Back Undo Yes No

Grab Slide palm Pull closer Push away Facepalm Nod Shake

Stare at object Slide tongue sideways Tongue touches front tooth Tongue touches back tooth Purse lips Smile Frown

Expressions and micro-gestures A new interaction language will be required

Programmable matter

“Nano synbionts” Synthetic symbiotic organisms

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