• DocumentCode
    1467626
  • Title

    Questioning Invisibility

  • Author

    Buechley, Leah

  • Author_Institution
    MIT Media Lab
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    84
  • Lastpage
    86
  • Abstract
    In this paper, the invisibility of today´s technology is often a blessing. Should invisibility be the guiding design goal for ubiquitous computing? The author mentions that invisibility is a narrow design goal. It´s not necessarily a bad one, but it doesn´t capture the full range of technological or creative possibilities. If the computer scientists and engineers only strive to build invisible systems, they will neglect to build important technology that is educational, engaging, and beautiful. It should expand the focus and rhetoric.
  • Keywords
    ubiquitous computing; design goal; invisibility; ubiquitous computing; Educational technology; Pervasive computing; Rhetoric; Ubiquitous computing; Invisible computing; Ubiquitous computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2010.114
  • Filename
    5445175