Emerging Technologies Joaquin Vila, Ph.D. Professor School of Information Technology

Emerging Technologies

Joaquin Vila, Ph.D.Professor

School of Information Technology

Presentation Outline Wireless Trends

Location Based Services Interfaces Virtual Reality Virtual Spaces Avatars

Wireless Trends Messaging Services M-Commerce Mobile Gaming Location Based Services – LBS

Location Based Services - LBS

Definition: Applications that re-act according to a

geographic trigger based on the position of a mobile device anywhere anytime.

AKA WhereWare Location Aware Computing Location Finding Technologies Location-Based Computing

Location: Latitude, Longitude, Altitude (X,Y & Z)

Cell Triangulation

24 Satellites

Location Technologies

Location Technologies

Source: MIT’s Technology Review

Where am I?

How to find me!

LBS: Some Applications Proximity

searching: "find all

restaurants within a radius of…",

Routing Routing and

Driving Directions: Routes can be

calculated and displayed onto a map and driving directions:

"shortest distance"

"fastest route”

LBS: Road Watch This service

features routes in the UK with AA Roadwatch Mobile's real-time traffic .

LBS: Buying a House? Hewlett-Packard

Websign

LBS: Enhanced-911

LBS : Find Friends

Digital Angel www.digitalAngel.net

Chicago’s ICAM

LBS: Tracking

LBS: Tracking

LBS: Tracking

LBS: Tracking

SBL: Tracking

LBS: Digital Fences Pro Tech

Monitoringwww.ptm.com

"house arrest"

LBS - Ejemplos

DoD Locating Soldiers

Vital Signs Tracking

Zingo Location-Based Taxi

Hailing Services

SPOT: Microsoft Smart Personal Objects Technology

SPOT - Microsoft

LBS: GPS Drawing

Brighton’s Elephant

LBS: GPS Drawing–White Horse Hill

Variations: Sea & Air

Playing Tic-Tac-Toe Statistics:

Location: Waxham Beach,

Norfolk Area: 100 metros2. Distance: 2.19 km Speed: 3.6 kph Duration: 00:36:27

(15/08/2003)

M-Commerce Definition:

Any transaction with a monetary value that is conducted via a mobile telecom network.

Just-in-Location Learning (JILL)

A New Learning Paradigm This paradigm will empower lifelong

learners to acquire knowledge based upon their location and natural curiosity at their own pace.

Learners are given the opportunity to seek information based on their geographical location.

JILL The facilitator is a mobile device

featuring location technologies. The learners dictate what they want to

know in reference to their location. They are in control of the line of inquiry

they choose to pursue and will be subject to the type of information available on the “location specific knowledge base”.

JILL Examples JILL may provide the

history of a building to an active learner. The geographical

location and surrounding area of the learner is displayed

JILL Examples The user faces a

building JILL identifies it. JILL displays topics

for learning opportunities.

JILL Examples The user selects a

topic. Information is

provided just-in-location.

LBS - Privacy Law

Notification Users must be notified whenever they are

being tracked/localized. Levels

Without notification Notify all the time Anonymous

Internationalization

LBS: Privacy Problem

Crime Criminals may know

where you are… Being at the wrong

place at the wrong time.

Modus vivendi Humans are not

used to broadcast their location at all times.

…not even to friends.

Emerging Interfaces

Wireless Multimedia Streaming

Purpose: Essential to provide seamless quality

experience for audio and video transmissions

MPEG-4 has been selected by Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) and the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) for use in the mobile environment.

Everywhere Displays (IBM)

Projected Devices

Volumetric 3D Displays

Out there… http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/

sci/tech/newsid_1264000/1264205.stm

Source: CNN.COM http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/10/13/monkey.brains.reut/index.html

CNN.COM

Gestures - Interfaces

Haptic Interfaces

Electronic Noses

Source: http://www.airsense.com/english/index2.html

Ambient Interfaces

Virtual Reality

A computer simulation of reality, using 3D graphics and sound effects, with user interfaces such as special goggles and gloves, to create a lifelike environment for entertainment, experimentation, and training.

Virtual Worlds Artificial Reality

Virtual Reality

Artificial Reality

Virtual Reality

Ivan Sutherland (60’s) MIT (Sketch Pad) Utah

Body Tracking Head Mounted

Displays 3D Graphics

Processors

Peripheral Devices

Head Mounted Display

Peripherals

DataGloves

Peripheral Devices

Body Suit

Demo Home Space Builder Space Designer

Gallery QuickTime VR Gallery ACS – Lab OU – Building Galvinized

Avatars - Humanoids In 3D or virtual reality applications, your

avatar is the visual "handle" or display appearance you use to represent yourself.

avatar(Hinduism) the incarnation of a deity in human or animal form to counteract some particular evil in the world.

ActiveWorlds.com

Worlds Chat www.worlds.com

Worlds' 3D browser software enables you to explore a variety of 3D worlds while you meet, chat and interact with people from all over the world.

http://www.blaxxun.com

The Sims The Sims Online is a massive online

world built by thousands of players. You can create your own Sim and play

as yourself or your alternate Sim persona.

You can be rich, powerful, popular, or famous.

You can explore neighborhoods, make friends, host events, or run a business..

Sims

Enabling Technologies Artists/programmers use a variety

of computer technologies to produce images, avatars and humanoids. 3D modeling packages, Drawing

programs, Image processing applications, CAD, etc.

Character Studio Genger, Age, Color, Number of Fingers, etc.

Avatars - Humanoids Web Anchors – Ananova Animations – Gloria My Avatar

Voice Interfaces Voice Extensible Markup Language (VXML)

A standard language for voice applications

Browsing the Internet using voice

Visual browsers vs. Voice browsers

Questions ?