IDOLS COMPUTING
ADA LOVELACE
MARVIN MINSKY
IDOLS COMPUTING
ADA LOVELACE
MARVIN MINSKY
DESIGN
IDOLS COMPUTING
ADA LOVELACE
MARVIN MINSKY
DESIGN
CEDRIC PRICE
CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER
BOTH WORLDS COMPUTING
+ VALUE
DESIGN
HUMAN AS COMPUTER TILL 1940s
1950s
1960-70
1970 onwards
Early 2000s 21stC
?
INTERNET OF THINGS
INTERNET OF THINGS IN THE HOME A JETSON-IAN FUTURE
INTERNET OF THINGS IN THE HOME WHERE IS MY SMART HOME?
LIMITATIONS THE CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE IS NOW COMPUTERS
Gadgetification
Human-Computer Interaction
Planned Obsolescence
Price Tag
Gadgetification
Human-Computer Interaction
Planned Obsolescence
Price Tag
INTERNET OF THINGS AS THE HOME THE CENTER OF YOUR UNIVERSE WILL BE THE HOME
THE COMPUTER OF THE 21ST CENTURY / UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING MARC WEISER 1991
CAN DESIGN INTERVENE THE DESTINED FUTURE?
VALUE
DISAPPEARS INTO THE WOODWORK / INVISIBLE IN USE
VALUE
RESEARCH QUESTION CAN WE DEVELOP DESIGN-FABRICATION PRINCIPLES?
Affordablity
Human-Home Interaction
<IOT> Life-Cycle
Value
THE HOME PHYSICAL ARTEFACTS/OBJECTS
FORM
+
NON-PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES/ACTIONS
FUNCTION
BEYOND THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP
?
MAKING SENSE OF WHAT WE HAVE
VALUE STYLUS
HUMAN FINGERS
USER SEMANTICS
VALUE
INDEPENDENT LIVING
CAN WE MAKE AFFORDABLE YET AUGMENTED SMART HOMES/ARTEFACTS?
ARTEFACT-SCALE MEMS DESIGN-FABRICATION
DESIGN-FABRICATION SYSTEM
RULES-BASED PRINCIPLES
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