1. Emerging Technologies Joaquin Vila, Ph.D. Professor School of Information Technology

2. Presentation Outline Wireless Trends Location Based Services Interfaces Virtual Reality Virtual Spaces Avatars

3. Wireless Trends Messaging Services M-Commerce Mobile Gaming Location Based Services – LBS

4. Location Based Services - LBS Definition: Applications that re-act according to a geographic trigger based on the position of a mobile device anywhere anytime. AKA WhereWare Location Aware Computing Location Finding Technologies Location-Based Computing

5. Location: Latitude, Longitude, Altitude (X,Y & Z)

6. Cell Triangulation

8. 24 Satellites

9. Location Technologies

10. Source: MIT’s Technology Review

11. Where am I?

12. How to find me!

15. LBS: Some Applications Proximity searching: "find all restaurants within a radius of…",

16. Routing Routing and Driving Directions: Routes can be calculated and displayed onto a map and driving directions: "shortest distance" "fastest route”

17. LBS: Road Watch This service features routes in the UK with AA Roadwatch Mobile's real-time traffic. AA Roadwatch Mobile

18. LBS: Buying a House? Hewlett-Packard Websign

19. LBS: Enhanced-911

20. LBS : Find Friends

21. Digital Angel www.digitalAngel.net

22. Chicago’s ICAM

23. LBS: Tracking

27. SBL: Tracking

28. LBS: Digital Fences Pro Tech Monitoring www.ptm.com www.ptm.com "house arrest"

29. LBS - Ejemplos DoD Locating Soldiers Vital Signs Tracking

30. Zingo Location-Based Taxi Hailing Services

31. SPOT: Microsoft Smart Personal Objects Technology

32. SPOT - Microsoft

33. LBS: GPS Drawing

34. Brighton’s Elephant

35. LBS: GPS Drawing –White Horse Hill Variations: Sea & Air

36. Playing Tic-Tac-Toe Statistics: Location: Waxham Beach, Norfolk Area: 100 metros 2. Distance: 2.19 km Speed: 3.6 kph Duration: 00:36:27 (15/08/2003)

37. M-Commerce Definition: Any transaction with a monetary value that is conducted via a mobile telecom network.

38. Just-in-Location Learning ( JILL ) A New Learning Paradigm This paradigm will empower lifelong learners to acquire knowledge based upon their location and natural curiosity at their own pace. Learners are given the opportunity to seek information based on their geographical location.

39. JILL The facilitator is a mobile device featuring location technologies. The learners dictate what they want to know in reference to their location. They are in control of the line of inquiry they choose to pursue and will be subject to the type of information available on the “location specific knowledge base”.

40. JILL Examples JILL may provide the history of a building to an active learner. The geographical location and surrounding area of the learner is displayed

41. JILL Examples The user faces a building JILL identifies it. JILL displays topics for learning opportunities.

42. JILL Examples The user selects a topic. Information is provided just-in-location.

43. LBS - Privacy Law Notification Users must be notified whenever they are being tracked/localized. Levels Without notification Notify all the time Anonymous Internationalization

44. LBS: Privacy Problem Crime Criminals may know where you are… Being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Modus vivendi Humans are not used to broadcast their location at all times. …not even to friends.

45. Emerging Interfaces

46. Wireless Multimedia Streaming Purpose: Essential to provide seamless quality experience for audio and video transmissions MPEG-4 has been selected by Wireless Multimedia Forum (WMF) and the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) for use in the mobile environment.

47. Everywhere Displays Everywhere Displays (IBM)

48. Projected Devices

49. Volumetric 3D Displays

50. Out there… http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tec h/newsid_1264000/1264205.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tec h/newsid_1264000/1264205.stm

51. Source: CNN.COM http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/10/13/monkey.brains.reut/index.html

52. CNN.COM

53. Gestures - Interfaces

54. Haptic Interfaces

56. Electronic Noses Source: http://www.airsense.com/english/index2.htmlhttp://www.airsense.com/english/index2.html

57. Ambient Interfaces

58. Virtual Reality A computer simulation of reality, using 3D graphics and sound effects, with user interfaces such as special goggles and gloves, to create a lifelike environment for entertainment, experimentation, and training. Virtual Worlds Artificial Reality

59. Virtual Reality

60. Artificial Reality

61. Virtual Reality Ivan Sutherland (60’s) MIT (Sketch Pad) Utah Body Tracking Head Mounted Displays 3D Graphics Processors

62. Peripheral Devices Head Mounted Display

63. Peripherals Data Gloves

64. Peripheral Devices Body Suit

65. Demo Home Space Builder Space Designer

66. Gallery QuickTime VR Gallery ACS – Lab OU – Building Galvinized

67. Avatars - Humanoids In 3D or virtual reality applications, your avatar is the visual "handle" or display appearance you use to represent yourself. avatar (Hinduism) the incarnation of a deity in human or animal form to counteract some particular evil in the world. avatar

68. ActiveWorlds.com

69. Worlds Chat www.worlds.com Worlds' 3D browser software enables you to explore a variety of 3D worlds while you meet, chat and interact with people from all over the world.

70. http://www.blaxxun.com

71. The Sims The Sims Online is a massive online world built by thousands of players. You can create your own Sim and play as yourself or your alternate Sim persona. You can be rich, powerful, popular, or famous. You can explore neighborhoods, make friends, host events, or run a business..

72. Sims

73. Enabling Technologies Artists/programmers use a variety of computer technologies to produce images, avatars and humanoids. 3D modeling packages, Drawing programs, Image processing applications, CAD, etc. Character Studio Genger, Age, Color, Number of Fingers, etc.

74. Avatars - Humanoids Web Anchors – AnanovaAnanova Animations – GloriaGloria My Avatar

75. Voice Interfaces Voice Extensible Markup Language (VXML) A standard language for voice applications

76. Browsing the Internet using voice Visual browsers vs. Voice browsers

77. Questions ?