Enchanted objects : design, human desire, and the Internet of things
Record details
- ISBN: 9781476725635 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm. - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York ; Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2014, ©2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: My nightmare -- Part I: Four futures. Terminal world : the domination of glass slabs ; Prosthetics : the new bionic you ; Animism : living with social robots ; Enchanting everyday objects -- Part II: Six human drives. The dialectic interplay: fiction and invention ; Drive #1: Omniscience: to know all ; Drive #2: Telepathy: human-to-human connections ; Drive #3: Safekeeping: protection from all harm ; Drive #4: Immortality: a long and quantified life ; Drive #5: Teleportation: friction-free travel ; Drive #6: Expression: the desire to create -- Part III: The design of enchantment. The extraordinary capability of human senses ; Technology sensors and enchanted bricolage ; The seven abilities of enchantment. Glanceability ; Gestureability ; Affordability ; Wearability ; Indestructibility ; Usability ; Loveability ; Five steps on the ladder of enchantment -- Part IV : Enchanted systems. Transformer homes ; Collaborative workplaces ; Human-centered cities ; Six future fantasies ; A metaphor and a macro trend. |
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Subject: | Embedded Internet devices Internet of things Ubiquitous computing Information technology -- Social aspects |
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Burns Lake Public Library | 004.6 Ros (Text) | 35198000543398 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |