Mathew Peterson - Australian Communications Consumer ... · Visual, audio or text prompts. ......

Mathew Peterson Owner, Shiny Things

mat@getshinythings.com

We Make Education

Apps

• Children have issues with fine motor

skills.

• Little understanding of onscreen

elements.

• They love to hold things the “wrong”

way.

Stepping Stones

• Create Paths to guide you through the

day.

• Visual, audio or text prompts.

• Designed to harness technology to

increase independence and flexibility.

Current & Future

Advancements

• Touch Screens

• Visual

• Gestures

• Connectivity

Touch Screens

Siri

• Siri can now control basic functions of

your iPhone, like opening apps or

changing settings.

• Reminder + Notes + Maps + Find My

Friends.

• If Apple opens Siri up to 3rd party

developers it becomes very exciting.

Switch Control

• Allows the device to be controlled

through an adaptive accessory, like the

camera.

• It’s a very powerful tool when combined

with VoiceOver.

Haptic Technology

• Creates the illusion that a piece of glass

is a tactile surface to provide non-visual

feedback.

• Apple Dual Motor feedback patent.

• Dynamic haptic buttons.

Visual

Oculus Rift

• Immersive visual environment.

• Enables the creation of virtual worlds.

• Do you have an idea how it could be

used?

Google Glass

• Hands free. Can be used either as a

visual or auditory tool.

• Extremely simple spoken or touch

interface.

• Front facing camera makes it a handy

diagnostic tool via video chat.

Gestures

Kinect

• It can detect any type of gesture with

excellent range.

• Highly customisable. If you can think of

a new way of interacting with it, it can

probably be done.

• Cheap and readily available.

Leap Motion

• Can be used to manipulate a PC without

the use of a keyboard or mouse.

• Can detect up to 10 digits or objects.

• Very cheap and flexible.

Connectivity

Google Hangout

• Fast, reliable and free video

communication.

• Interpreter support.

• Highly accessible with no mouse

controls required.

NBN

• Enables faster & more reliable

communication via higher quality video

and audio.

• Great for removing distance barriers.

• Who knows what the future will hold?

The Distant Future

• Wearable computers - can they help us

monitor medical conditions?

• Human-Machine Interface - the

possibilities are limitless when we can

integrate so tightly.