Mobile or Ubiquitous ? Eco-systems for Enhanced Human Memory

Sarah ClinchLancaster University

Technology has always impacted memory

Three technology trends for Human Memory Augmentation

Trend 1Near-continuous collection of memory cues

Trend 2Advances in data storage & processing

Trend 3The presence of ubiquitous displays

A Glimpse of the Future

• Combining current technology trends offers the potential to create memory augmentation systems that radically change the way we think about and use human memory.

• Wide range of application areas including:- Behaviour Change- Learning- Supporting Failing Memories- Selective Recall- Recall Based Advertising

Examples

• Learn names of new colleagues

• Learn a new language

• Remember important events

Approaches to memory data collection, storage and presentation

Personal mobile / wearable devices

Personal mobile / wearable devices

Fixed infrastructure

Fixed infrastructure

Creating an Eco-System

Mobile + Fixed

The Recall House

Eco-systems for Enhanced Human Memory

Storage and Processing

Environmental Sensors

User Sensors

Application Data & Cloud Services Personal

Devices

Public Infrastructure

Experience CapturePresentation and Review

Summary

• In the future mobile and ubiquitous systems are going to be used to enhance human cognition.

• Building combined wearable, mobile and infrastructure support for memory augmentation offers new opportunities and raises many new challenges.

Sarah ClinchSchool of Computing and CommunicationsInfoLab21, Lancaster University

s.clinch@comp.lancs.ac.uk

The research leading to these results has received funding from theEuropean Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement number 612933.

http://recall-fet.eu/