ilead usa - emerging technologies
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There is a lot of great technology being created and developed everyday. This session provides an overview of some of the "hot-topics" within the emerging tech field, what trends to watch, and what can libraries do with these emerging technologies. We will uncover everything from where touch-based computing and gesture-based computing. Most importantly, we can uncover ways libraries can create new technology, driving down our own technology costs and increasing overall benefits for our libraries.TRANSCRIPT
Emerging TechnologiesBy Brian Pichman of the Evolve Project
ILEAD USA, June 18th 2013
Technology As An Evolution 1990 – 2000: Internet Burst 2000 – 2010: Value Adds to Technology 2010 – 2020: Technology Burst
Future of Technology To discover and curate information Value adds (efficiency, reliability) To build or discover new “things”
Future of Search Has ChangedSearches based off of visuals instead of keywords
Clicking Images rather than entering in words
General Themes Touch-Based Gesture-Based Object Orientated Mobility/Connectivity Open Source Hardware
Touch Based People want to touch everything
Discover Through Touch Search Through Touch Learn Through Touch
Gesture Based Communicate with Technology Hands
Free Uses multiple cameras to detect
depth/movement Microsoft Kinect
Sites to Explore: Microsoft Kinect PrimeSense Evoluce
Wearable Gesture Based Computing
http://www.pranavmistry.com/projects/sixthsense/
Object Orientated Use Objects to interact with surfaces
Have You Considered… People are more mobile / more
connected than ever before Social Networks Email SMS (Texting ;) )
How does this translate to libraries? Constant Connection to Information and
Databases
Back To Searching Technology is becoming more “visual”
orientated Whether it be from touch, gesture, or
objects Search Dynamics are changing
Gamification
Interactive Library Cards Put a “Reward System” into the library card
Badges Prizes Exclusive Programming / Event registration
Low Tech: Print new more colorful library cards, allow patrons to
customize their card with different and increasingly more desired badges – based off books read, programs attended, etc.
High Tech: Create Library Cards with screens Send Messages to card when they are in the library
(wirelessly connected) Display “reading level” or “badges they own”
Libraries Can Do This Too We are in a time of new inventions and
great technological achievements Put together groups to build new ideas,
concepts, and technology Open Source Hardware / Software Build New Staff
Transform the way you work, play, and collaborate.
Future Concepts People watching TV can point and click
to buy content (clothes, cars, etc) Predictive searches (Amazon does it
now)
Places to Watch Mashable Engadget TED Talks (TED.com) Crowd Funding Sites (ex Kickstarter) CES (Consumer Electronics Show)
What Things Do You See?
Contact Me Twitter: @bpichman Email: [email protected] Cell: 815-534-0403
Slides will be posted on slideshare.net/bpichman