global ubiquitous computing -- or why cscw and ubicomp are not the same
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This is my presentation from the UbiComp/CSCW panel at the ACM CSCW 2008 Conference in San DiegoTRANSCRIPT
Global Ubiquitous Computing
or – why CSCW and UbiComp do not have anything in common, but may
have in the future...
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Who am I?
• University of Aarhus• UC Irvine• IT University of Copenhagen
• Tries to build technology• ... based on studies of real world challenges
• Have been stuck in hospitals for many year• ... but tried honestly to do something else
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UbiComp – origins
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Are CSCW and UbiComp the same?
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Human-Computer Interaction
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Other users?
Other kind oftechnology?
Why CSCW ≠ UbiComp
• HCI– One user – one computer– The Personal Computer– Human Computer Interaction
• CSCW– Other users– Social Computing w. existing technology– Collaborative Interaction
• UbiComp– Other computers– New types of technology– Embedded Interaction
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Comparison
CSCW UbiComp
Mode of Interaction Collaborative Embedded
# Users Many One – few
Focus of Interaction Distributed / Global Local
Applications Work All sort
Research approach Experimental & Studies
Experimental & Studies
Technology focus Software Software & Hardware
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Could UbiComp and CSCW merge?
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Cooking together?
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Global Ubiquitous Computing
• Embedded Computing on a Global Scale
• Globally distributed teams– Software development– Business processes
• Healthcare– Global challenges– Global solutions – Google Health, MS Vault, Intel Health
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