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The video demonstrating a sixth sense is enlightening and demonstrates a piece of technology that “knows everything”. I especially loved the concept of drawing a watch on wrists and then having the time on the wrist. As I was watching I could see that the personalisation of such a tool is only limited to one’s needs, wants and imagination.
The gentleman and his team who developed this technology collectively are amazing and did deserve the standing ovation.
I showed my children (aged 11 and 12) and they too were amazed and excited about the future and where technology like this could take them. We are all looking forward to future models.
Although the use of this technology was showcased for an adult end user, there are many questions that should be raised in terms of young users being exposed to this technology. How can the stakeholders of children’s future guide them to use tools like this with care?
My kids were excited too, except unimpressed with the size of it - I don't think they understand the idea of a prototype.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it is important for us to teach children the skills to utilise such tools appropriately and safely.
Thanks for your comment, Anita.
ReplyDeleteLove that you both showed this to your kids. I'm definitely laughing that they were 'unimpressed' with the size. Hysterical. Jo-Anne, you bring up a really interesting point of 'customization' in terms of gestures. I hadn't thought of that before! I imagine, in the future, we could make our own gestures as we can make our own 'apps' for gadgets. I'll think about this one a bit more!
ReplyDeleteI showed this to my Year 6 class and they were also impressed by the capabilities, yet unimpressed by the appearance..too funny! It was interesting that children at this age are such discerning consumers. They particularly liked the feature where you meet someone and words were projected onto them - this was my least favourite feature. Customisation of gestures would be interesting.
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