wearable computing: the good, the bad and the ugly

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Wearable computing: The good, the bad and the ugly@RuthEllisonUX Australia 2013

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Wearable computing is not new

@RuthEllison from @stamfordUXArtist: Norman Rockwell, 1965

NASA telemetry systems

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Google glass

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Google glass translations

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Technology adoption lifecycle

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Jumping the Technology Adoption “Chasm”

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The douchebag effect

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Privacy

Privacy

Utility

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One (primary) function

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One function

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The familiar

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The familiar

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The familiar

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The familiar

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Triggers for change

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169.5 million fitness

activity devices by

2017Source: http://www.abiresearch.com/research/product/1015644-wearable-computing-technologies/

Fitness stats

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Personalised health data

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Providing independence

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Personalising the user experience

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Unfamiliar vs. familiar

Personalisation

Data analysis & immediate feedback

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