sammy niemala – nordkapp talk in three phases:

- right now
- near future
- future

- example : display objects in Helsinki. It is a touch-screen with a touch-screen. It runs on windows.
‘ design for smaller context as well’
- designing urban informatics as a whole is complex. Infra, interface, data platforms, services, databases etc. and how do mobile devices connect to this. Also time becomes important.
- locals they do not need the screens at all, until they learn something new.
- iphone app : shadow cities ; layer upon city. it happens only on your device.
- this also provides psycho-geo info
- concepts of touchpoints ; what is the real use?

the near future: these objects are on their way – mobile phones, pads, urban screens…
- input devices – how o deal with these services
- time; how do you incorporate play in time ; for personal use screens on the street are not really inviting.
- personal space is an argument here. if you incorporate multiple users what happens then?
- the physical space can amplify this problem? Should we even consider having screen with both public, private and commercial data?
- the data points us where? Please consider our environment.
- example of a challenge; informatics in nature; we decided; not there. Peopla are looking for peace here.
- these things should be polite in their appearance and behavior.
- a do you design a system with a personality
- just enough is more (not less is more)
- there is a golden line in between proving information and being polite

the future:
- more human interfaces – anthropomorphism? (should we design this, or not, uncanny valley)
- service avatars live in smaller contexts
- “basal’ “be as smart a a puppy’ ; be intelligent enough.
- example ” car robot’ (it reacts)
- sometimes; low fi can be more polite
- can we make urban screens more in place if they have names and behaviors? nano as great enabler.

norkapp.fi

Here you can find my MA thesis on an Internet of things, which is in PDF and just under 1mb.

The argument summary of the thesis:

This thesis investigates what becomes of objects when networked. Objects we surround ourselves with are undergoing a certain change in their standing, compared to objects of old. With the coming of the electrical network, objects were equipped with new capabilities, and this also holds for information networks. Recently the concept of an Internet of things has emerged. Objects begin communicating with each other over the same network as humans do. The consequences are that this can alter the relationship between human and object. It is important to examine how to our relationship to objects is being rethought, both in scholarly discourses as well as in what may be called speculative media theory. All together, what does an Internet of things imply for the status of objects?

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The full post can be read here; book presentation

The full post can be found here:

http://mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl/2008/10/17/lecture-on-spimes-at-the-tue/

The relevancy of performing research into the topic of an Internet of Things lies in the fact that, although seemingly the concept has faded into the background, reality might be catching up.
Where the web 2.0 bubble keeps on growing within the natively digital, a slow but steady growth can be seen in, amongst other things, near-field –communication devices, such as mobile phones, retail, and even passports. Often presented within the argument realm of security, or marketing efficiency, these ‘old’ concepts of ‘connected things’ are emergent.

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