Presentation given at Sony Ericsson in Lund, Sweden on non-visual augmented reality.

2. Cyborg Anthropology
and Location as
Invisible Interface
Amber Case
@caseorganic
case@caseorganic.com

3. we are all
cyborgs

5. cyborg:
an organism “to which
exogenous components have
been added for the purpose of
adapting to new ambient
spaces”

7. Flickr: cybertoad

9. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/
119/293670483_cbce23bdde_b.jpg
Flickr: soylentgreen23

10. “soon, perhaps, it will be
impossible to tell where
humans end and
machines begin”
- maureen mchugh

11. traditional anthropology

12. Flickr: futurestreet
cyborg anthropology

13. macy meetings - anthropologists and
scientists discussing humans and
technology in 1941.

14. cyborg anthropology launched as a
sub-discipline of anthropology at AAA
in 1992

15. I. History

16. Self-Portrait
of Steve Mann
with Wearable
Computing
Apparatus
1981.
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17. WearCam: the wearable camera

18. Diminished Reality
• Adding your own layer onto reality
• Replacing public messages with your own
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19. Twiddler by
HandyKey Corporation
One-Handed Key
Chording USB
Keyboard
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20. @caseorganic Image recognition, processing and replacement.

21. Remember the Milk
Contextual Notification Systems
Virtual Post-It Notes with Image
Processing
1995
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22. Evolution of Prosthesis
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23. Present-Day
Steve Mann
• Extremely lightweight equipment
• Most people have this in their pocket

24. Flickr: soylentgreen23
II. Present Day

25. the
automatic
production
of space

27. Hyperlinked
Memories

28. Persistent
Paleontology

30. simultaneous
time

31. Panic
architecture

32. Prosthetics
and their
discontents

33. Flickr: GenoDM
Temporarily Negotiated Private Space

37. ambient intimacy
Leisa Reichelt

38. Flickr: piet_musterd

40. III. Calm Technology
Flickr: thriol

41. You Schedule A Meeting
You say 3pm.
You think he’ll
show up
precisely at 3.

42. Co-location Negotiation
These redundant
messages can be
eliminated if you
know where
someone is.
aaron.pk/are11

43. When will they show up?

44. Texting while driving is dangerous.

45. these redundant messages can
be eliminated if you know
where someone is.

46. Real-time
GPS Map

47. the interface disappears
actions are reduced
queries are eliminated

49. Geonotes
Location-Based Reminders

51. proximal address notification

54. Automatic
Check-ins

55. Reducing
Actions
When you check in
to your house, your
lights turn on!
When you leave the
house, your lights
turn off!

56. your phone becomes a
remote control for
reality.

63. Privacy
Control sharing: when, not just who

64. @padday UX at Google
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65. Current Location Sharing
Networks

66. respect the temporal
nature of real life
relationships

67. III. Real-Time Location

68. Developing a protocol
for cross-platform location sharing
h p://geoloqi.com

69. Share Maps with Family and Friends
Send Real-Time Location-Based Messages
h p://geoloqi.com

70. MapA ack!
A Game of Territory Capture
h p://geoloqi.com

71. Real-time gaming
h p://geoloqi.com

72. iPhone and Android Apps
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73. mapattack.org

74. Easily Edit Game Maps
h p://geoloqi.com

75. Flashmob Game /
Interactive Scavenger Hunt
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76. Sponsored Marathon Games
h p://geoloqi.com

77. Analytics
User Engagement
Points Captured
Player Stats
Number of Players
Social Media
Impressions
h p://geoloqi.com

78. The best technology
is invisible
It should get out of the
way and connect
people.

79. No longer this.
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80. This!
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81. Thank you.
Amber Case
@caseorganic
case@caseorganic.com

83. Proximal Notification