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SUMMARY:Moving on from Weiser's Vision of Calm Computing: engaging UbiComp
  experiences - Cecily Morrison
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CONTACT:Alan Blackwell
DESCRIPTION:We will be discussing\n\nRogers\, Y.(2006) Moving on from Weis
 er's Vision of Calm Computing: engaging UbiComp experiences. In 8th Intern
 ational Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2006)\, Springer Berli
 n/Heidelberg\, pp. 404-421.\n\nOriginal abstract: A motivation behind much
  UbiComp research has been to make our lives convenient\, comfortable and 
 informed\, following in the footsteps of Weiser's calm computing vision. T
 hree themes that have dominated are context awareness\, ambient intelligen
 ce and monitoring/tracking. While these avenues of research have been frui
 tful their accomplishments do not match up to anything like Weiser's world
 . This paper discusses why this is so and argues that is time for a change
  of direction in the field. An alternative agenda is outlined that focuses
  on engaging rather than calming people. Humans are very resourceful at ex
 ploiting their environments and extending their capabilities using existin
 g strategies and tools. I describe how pervasive technologies can be added
  to the mix\, outlining three areas of practice where there is much potent
 ial for professionals and laypeople alike to combine\, adapt and use them 
 in creative and constructive ways.\n\nAvailable online from:\nhttp://www.s
 lis.indiana.edu/faculty/yrogers/papers/Rogers_Ubicomp06.pdf\n\n
LOCATION:Room FW26\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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