2nd presentation DiY-studio introduction

Do it Yourself Smart Experiences - ITEA2 project 2008005

“ Supporting Users In Creating Aware and Interactive Experiences In An Internet-Of-Things World “

January 23, 2011

Do-it-Yourself Creation of Pervasive,

Tangibe ApplicationsSmart Objects and Smart Applications

DiY Creation of Pervasive, Tangible Application

TEI 2011 conference, Funchal, Portugal

Studio Objectives

Experience the possibilities of DiY creation of pervasive

applications Pervasive applicationsTied to everyday objects and problemsAware of the user and the environment

DiY creationNon-expert user is able to create and innovate in unexpected ways



The user as an innovative creator

Traditionally, designers try to create a finished productAn object, an application, a tool… Very precise function

However, most innovative successes come from using objects for unexpected things



The user as an innovative creator

An Example: IKEA hacks Clever design for making inexpensive furniture that users can build by themselves

Some users, however, decide to « ignore » the instructions…

¿Salad bowl as a sink?

¿Spherical speaker arrays?



Our idea here

Bring this kind of « user creativity » to the domain of pervasive applicationsProvide the equivalent to glue and duct tape so that users may attach devices, tools & components to make them work together.

See what happens–Hopefully, it will be amazing!



The Smart Object

Basically, take an ordinary object and make it « smart » Able to sense the environment: sensors Able to interact with it: effectors

It rocks, but it’s pretty useless…

sensors+

effectors

Smart chicken



The Smart Application

Basically, « glue » the smart objects together to perform a useful function

What’s the « duct tape » here? Provide an standard interface so that objects and users may interact easily

Now we can take over the world!!!

« duct tape » + user cleverness

Lots of smart chickens

An army of smart chickens



What are we going to do here?

1. Create smart objects from scratch Well, not totally from scratch

– We will use Arduino boards for that

– Though we could use anything else

2. Create smart applications which make use of the smart objects

Our « glue »: drivers which make a common interface for all smart objects

Our « duct tape »: a gateway which allows to hold them all together



What kind of things we can achieve?

With enough time and technological support, almost anything we can think of

Let us assume plenty of both 2020: World is full of IoT, smart objects,

pervasive and tangible applications How would be approach day-to-day challenges

in this context?

We will focus on specific problems



Problem statement #1: DIY granny-assistive smart flat Grandma is going to visit for a monh Doesn’t know about basic arrangements You don’t have time to explain She will be alone most of the time She is a bit deaf (e.g. won’t hear the phone)

How can you make your flat

instantly granny assistive

using smart objects?



Problem statement #1: DIY Eco-smart neighborhood You’re concerned with sustainability Reduce human ecological footprint Involve your neighbors in eco-friendliness

How can smart objects contribute

to create an eco-enthusiast

neighborhood?



Problem statement #1: DIY Social City

One step further: the Smart City Reducing traffic congestion Providing information about plces you like Identify common needs among the citizens

How can we use smart objects

to increase citizen

participation and social

impact?

Technology

2nd presentation DiY-studio introduction