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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.
Voice Interfaces Voice Extensible Markup Language (VXML)
A standard language for voice applications
Browsing the Internet using voice
Visual browsers vs. Voice browsers
Questions ?
