The-computer-as-we-know-it will have no role in our future
everyday lives. This is the position taken in this book which
elaborates how it will be replaced by a new generation of
technologies, moving computing off the desktop and ultimately
integrating it with real world objects and everyday environments.
Computing becomes thus an inseparable part of our everyday
activities while simultaneously disappearing into the background.
It becomes a ubiquitous utility taking on a role similar to
electricity an enabling but invisible and pervasive medium
revealing its functionality on request in an unobtrusive way and
supporting people s everyday activities.
As members of the Steering Group of the EU-funded Disappearing
Computer research initiative, the editors of this book successfully
assembled a collection of 13 elaborate chapters and three forewords
that address the issues and challenges in this area. All authors
are prominent researchers who set out investigating, developing and
deploying future, people-centred smart environments. This book
provides a unique combination of concepts, methods and prototypes
of ubiquitous and pervasive computing reflecting the current
interest in smart environments and ambient intelligence.
Excerpts from the three forewords for the book:
Thierry van der Pyl and Thomas Skordas from the European
Commission state that: The Disappearing Computer initiative
anticipated and pioneered the concept of ambient intelligence and
allowed to advance the boundaries of what is possible with the
computer today.
Gregory Abowd from GeorgiaTech in the US writes about this
research: While substantial progress was shown on the creation of
information artefacts, it is the new behaviors and user experiences
that promise long-term impact.
Finally, Emile Aarts from Philips Research comments on the
relationship of ambient technology and people s behavior: "This
current volume undoubtedly provides a major contribution to fill up
this gap of knowledge.""
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