The Disappearing Computer: User-Centered Interaction Design for Smart Artefacts

Authors:
Norbert Streitz
Affiliations:
Fraunhofer IPSI, Darmstadt, Germany
Venue:
UM '07 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on User Modeling
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The increasing trend of embedding computation in everyday objects creating smart artefacts(Streitz et al., 2005 b) and the associated concept of the disappearing computer(Streitz, 2001, Streitz et al, 2007) raises new challenges for designing interactive systems. The unobtrusive character of this development is illustrated in this statement by Streitz and Nixon (2005): "It seems like a paradox but it will soon become reality: The rate at which computers disappear will be matched by the rate at which information technology will increasingly permeate our environment and our lives".