1. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 ZGDV Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung e.V. Dirk Balfanz Dept. Mobile Information Visualization „Implications of Future Mobile Systems“ May 21, 2001 - FhG-IGD, Darmstadt Workshop on „Technology Platforms For Cultural And Artistic Creatve Expression“

2. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Current Use of Mobile Systems Business –WAP-based support for salesmen –mobile AR-systems for production and service Private –car navigation –PDA‘s –next generation of mobile phones Public –on trade fares –in museums –on historical sites www.arvika.de

3. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Some Trends in Mobile Computing Today: –closed applications or systems –most information is „on board“ –simple or heavy in/out-devices (2D, textual) Tomorrow: –connectivity –open mobile information space (mobile internet) –small („invisible“) in/out-devices (multimodal, VR, AR) –new qualities: intelligent, situation-aware environments & applications

4. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Technological Challenges

5. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Qualities of Future Mobile Systems Objects & environments become (pro-)active Increasing mobile connectivity (people, devices, objects, information) Location of things and persons becomes „fuzzy“ Realities are mixing up (VR, AR, MR) In future mobile environments communication will have a new quality

6. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Effects and Needs Interaction –with information (and objects) –with people –with „situation“ / „context“ –spontaneous groups –group interaction - „Beyond Chat Rooms“ –group / collective consciousness Based on Situation Awareness –navigating the mobile information space –mobile information retrieval, filtering & visualization –sensing the situation (physical, human, task-related)

7. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Chances Immerse people much more than today WHERE THEY ARE (mental and spatial) –for new artistic expression –edutainment / education by –mobility –situation-awareness –group-support –mobile (AR/VR) visualization

8. Dirk Balfanz - ZGDV May 21, 2001 Contact Dirk Balfanz ZGDV, Rundeturmstrasse 6 D- 64283 Darmstadt Phone:+49/6151 / 155 231 Fax: +49/6151 / 155 451 E-Mail: Dirk.Balfanz@zgdv.de URL: http://www.zgdv.de/