Persistant needs/wishes fantasies:
– to know
– to communicate
– to heal
– to protect
– to create
– for mobility
Inspirations for where to advance.
**Know**
To know the truth. Invention and fiction.
- Marsden (?): here were no cultural icons representing strong women => WonderWoman, with lasso of truth. In its snare, you have to tell the truth.
- Snow White: mirror mirror on the wall…
- Conlin: Alexander Crystal seer.
- Wizard of Oz.
Single pixel browser. Orb. Ambient objects: between push and pull. Skiing conditions, gardening, weather forecast…
Watches are a pretty mature object, but angular perception is not very ambient. *(steph-note: I think I may have got that wrong, lots of examples of angular displacement devices.)*
Fridges are a great place to diplay stuff. They’re already expensive, so easy to add an extra screen or something.
Exposing customers to energy prices flattens the demand curve.
Showing us a device with proximity sensor: from far away you see the cross-room view of the weather forecast, and as you get closer, you see more detailed views. *(steph-note: wow!)*
**Communicate**
Photo frame with presence sensor, and squeeze sensor.
Internet-connected pillcap. Ordering refills. Escalating alerts to take the pills. Share on facebook (I’m on something and I’m doing well). Rewards! Medical records!
**Protection**
Phasers on stun on Star Trek. Exploring brave new worlds without harming anyone.
Ambient umbrella!!
**Create**
Robots would give you time to be creative. Roomba!
Painting with a digital brush that picks up color from your environment! (great video)
Guitar Hero.
**Mobility**
Flying carpet. Drive in the smart lane, GPS. Marauder’s Map = GPS combined with Google Latitude. Tracking busses in SF.
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