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A new exciting form factor for interaction design might emerge soon in the marketplace. It's called "surface computing" -- or if I would rather prefer to call it: "Wall Computing".
With "wall computing" the impact and potential of information and technology to surround, influence and enhance our interaction and everyday living would be even higher.
Imagine at anytime during the day we can turn our "wall" into a "screen" and can immediately talk, video chat, conference and interact each other through this "wall" with no hassle.
Being able to do such would be truly awesome.
You might say, but that's just like the "Web TV" thing that we talked about a few days back. You probably right. Yet now imagine what would happen if -- instead of just being able to "read, chat and interact" through this wall -- we could also writing on top of those "walls", and -- as we write on top -- the "wall" smartly, seamlessly and interactively send the data/image across?
Such would bring computing and interactivity design into a whole new package of "great experiences", in ways that we never seen (nor never experienced) before!
People would then be able to wake up everyday in their home, go to their wall to check their morning "journal" (on their wall), and immediately save, tag, comment, annotate, jot down and respond to that piece of news and information online, right through their "wall", right ON TOP of their "wall" !!!
When such "wall computing" capability happen, our digital world will reach its greatest potential. That's the time when the power of the web magnificently combined with the potential of the interaction device that we can leverage and use, everyday.
Through that our daily living and working chore would never be the same again. It will improve significantly so much, for the better.
I can not wait to see it happen ... (and/or to participate to make it happening too). :-)
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After writing about possible things we can do with "Wall computing", I happen to search youtube and find Bill Gates demo and presentation about how he (or Microsoft?) sees it going to come true.
Pretty fascinating stuff, although the core seed idea of it may be not much different from the core idea that Jeff Han developed earlier.
Here's the link to Bill Gates demo and presentation:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PimbkQNKzb4&feature=related
And here's link to Jeff Han demo and presentation:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9zGDNFpOMcA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QKh1Rv0PlOQ
This is the exciting "future" of how interaction and human-machine interfaces will look like.
Truly fascinating stuff.
Cheers, -arv
Posted by:Arvino Mudjiarto | May 18, 2008 at 05:35 PM
The core technology that is being used behind these seems to be "sea dragon". Microsoft acquire this company in January 2006.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002767280_seadragon28.html
Here's what the seadragon technology provides (and capable of doing).
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/637132/this_technology_will_blow_your_mind/
This is what is later on being demoed by Bill Gates in his vision presentation.
This technology indeed will be cool and awesome.
The way we navigate vast number of data and information would change because of it.
Seadragon might one day legendary known as one of the most strategic and important acquisition by Microsoft, after they acquire Visio, Powerpoint, and DOS before that.
Posted by:arvino | May 20, 2008 at 10:19 AM