CS547 Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design)
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James Landay
Intel Research Seattle & University of Washington Digital Simplicity: Usable Personal Ubicomp November 19, 2004 There are many indicators showing that people feel technology is speeding
up and complicating their lives. In response, many individuals reject certain
computing and communications technologies when given the choice (e.g., for
use in their homes). Current research in ubiquitous computing has a tendency
to fall into this same trap. Purveyors of these technologies tend to force
customers into a Faustian bargain: "take this complex technology into
your personal life and you will now be able to do these new functions: A,
B, & C". The Digital Simplicity project tries to instead offer a
different value proposition: "take this simple technology into your personal
life and we will make the activities A, B, &, C you are currently doing
simpler." In this talk I give an overview of the technical, design, and
applications research we are carrying out to make Digital Simplicity a reality.
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