resistance is futile: google glass and the cyborg workforce of the future

RESISTANCE IS FUTILEGoogle Glass and the Cyborg Workforce of the Future

Donna Lichaw | greatnorthelectric.com | @dlichaw

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DEFAMILIARIZATION

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MAKE IT SO!WHAT ABOUT

GLASS?

AWESOME?

HIGH TECH

NIGHTMARE

Thad Starner

boston.com

THE CYBORGS ARE COMING @dlichaw

“At first, only a certain breed of technophile or time-critical information consumer would be interested in looking odd to gain the power and convenience such an interface would allow...the computer professional. These individuals use a computer every day and find it essential to do their work...Even if the system was just sold as an expensive toy, a market may exist.” !– Thad Starner, 1993

“At first, only a certain breed of technophile or time-critical information consumer would be interested in looking odd to gain the power and convenience such an interface would allow...the computer professional. These individuals use a computer every day and find it essential to do their work...Even if the system was just sold as an expensive toy, a market may exist.” !– Thad Starner, 1993

THE CYBORGS ARE COMING

ATARI Jaguar VR Headset, 1995Sony Head-mounted Display

2011 (and 1997)

Nintendo Virtual Boy, 1995

Sega VR, 1995

Students............................. Administrative Assistants............ Lawyers.............................. Doctors.............................. Scientists........................... Stock Brokers........................ CEOs................................. System Administrators................ Repair People........................ Construction Engineers............... !!

Take notes without looking at screen Manage appointments on the go Discover precedents in court/trial Look up info while seeing patients Automatic access to information Get up-to-the-minute stock information Get up-to-the-minute company reports Detect and fix problems remotely Get overlaid visual instructions Visualize structural data in the field

THE CYBORGS ARE COMING

http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/

http://www.mobiledevicemanager.com

THE FACE-TECH CONTEXT*I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it.

* Nod to Josh Clark and his “Mobile Mindest”

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I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. I’m mobile and shouldn’t use my hands or avert my eyes.

* Nod to Josh Clark and his “Mobile Mindest”

THE FACE-TECH CONTEXT*

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HUDs

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3465973/Newbie_guide_to_A10C_essential

* Nod to Josh Clark and his “Mobile Mindest”

I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. I’m mobile and shouldn’t use my hands or avert my eyes. I’m impaired and want to do what able-bodied people do.

THE FACE-TECH CONTEXT*

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Students............................. Administrative Assistants............ Lawyers.............................. Doctors.............................. Scientists........................... Stock Brokers........................ CEOs................................. System Administrators................ Repair People........................ Construction Engineers............... !!

Take notes without looking at screen Manage appointments on the go Discover precedents in court/trial Look up info while seeing patients Automatic access to information Get up-to-the-minute stock information Get up-to-the-minute company reports Detect and fix problems remotely Get overlaid visual instructions Visualize structural data in the field

Students............................. Administrative Assistants............ Lawyers.............................. Doctors.............................. Scientists........................... Stock Brokers........................ CEOs................................. System Administrators................ Repair People........................ Construction Engineers............... !!

Take notes without looking at screen Manage appointments on the go Discover precedents in court/trial Look up info while seeing patients Automatic access to information Get up-to-the-minute stock information Get up-to-the-minute company reports Detect and fix problems remotely Get overlaid visual instructions Visualize structural data in the field

THE CYBORGS ARE COMING

http://hothardware.com/

post.health.ufl.edu

http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-0524-firegallery-20110524-004,0,6860463.photo http://www.contractor-city.com/coesfo.html

Firefighters & Construction Engineers !

http://mashable.com/2013/08/07/google-glass-disabled/

I’ve got a job to do and want my hands free to do it. I’m mobile and shouldn’t use my hands or avert my eyes. I’m impaired and want to do what able-bodied people do.

“We signed up, got a few pairs of the Google glasses, and we’re trying them out, seeing if they have any value in investigations, mostly for patrol purposes…”

RESISTANCE IS FUTILEhttp://www.segway.com/patrol/police/

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

THANK YOUDonna Lichaw

greatnorthelectric.com @dlichaw