Who is the object in the Internet of Things?

Is it possible that you are actually the object of the Internet of Things? This is what Iohanna Nicenboim provocatively asks in her recent MA project at the University of the Arts in Berlin. “Looking at current trends in technology, as well as the models by which digital services operate, I wanted to suggest that
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TEDx Talk on Innovating the Internet of Things with Design Thinking

“Can things design things? Can they become part of the design process? Can the Internet of Things turn every situation of use into a potential design situation?” Prof. Giaccardi asks in her TEDx talk. The answer is ‘yes.’ Currently, design and manufacturing processes are centred around factors such as cost-effectiveness and optimal design. But there
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When Your Teacup Goes Online and Demands to Design Itself

“Would you like to know why we’re wearing a camera and recording everything without your permission?” Professor Chris Speed teased his audience at Skoltech, but only half jokingly. The Design Informatics professor from the University of Edinburgh and his Think Tank team observe, record and analyze the way we interact with everyday objects .The researchers
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Designing Through Data workshop

Stage 2 will also include a second educational workshop, Designing Through Data, to continue linking this Scientific Research to Skoltech education. To extend the enquiry as to how designers begin to develop solutions based upon data, Skoltech IdeasLab students will be asked to respond to data sets derived from the Open Instrumentation workpackage. We will offer
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