There’s a lot of information out there on the web. It’s not
organised very well though. Data is certainly something that fuels the drive to
present information more clearly e.g. Microsoft Pivot. We have surpassed the
desktop, laptop and notebook to get more powerful portable information access
through phones and tablets, with the filtering of information being made
possible through the social web. Having said this there is still a lot more
that can be done to increase the relevance of information and that is what we
will now explore.
When augmenting our vision (when the technology is strong enough)
eyeglasses can work in the opposite way to what Kal-El wore glasses for (that’s
Kryptonian name for you non-geeks out there); as opposed to concealing special
ability they enable it.
We are still learning more about the human eye e.g. some
women can see four ranges of colours rather than three, known as a tetrachromat.
This is something that augmented reality could enable as part of its iVision
store (can you see what I did there).
Asking the question “How will it affect our personal
information from the social web?” I see on par with asking – “Why do we wear
clothes?” It’s not really because we want to keep warm, because that would
infer that some days (as I’m British - most likely when I’m abroad) you’d come
to the decision that it was too hot for clothes and that going commando would
be the most comfortable option. But most of us wouldn’t do that. Clothes are
therefore more about keeping some things hidden from people, as we live in a society
of secrecy. This is similar to our discretion online when we choose to share
some updates etc with some people and not others. However, this is something
that we are moving further away from as the publication of personal information
accelerates and can be related directly to you offline by augmenting our
vision. From the 1st generation apps via phones and tablet interfaces/cameras
and what I see as 2nd and 3rd generation that’s made possible through eye
glasses and contact lenses that allows for permanent augmented vision; what
will then become more important to you?, Your online presence or offline?, Or
perhaps more accurately there will be no distinction between the two.
What I see for AR 2nd and 3rd generations:
Augmented reality can enable bionic vision giving us. Imagine
on from top selling iPhone Apps like Angry Birds, buying augmented apps such as
“tetrachromat” or “zoom for the eye” that mean you will be more enhanced than
your fellow man.
There is the possibility to move on from what the internet
allowed for shared thinking to shared sight, overlaying imagination with
perception. Next time on the tennis court I’d love to get my hands on an
augmented app that allows me to see what Roger Federer’s shot selection would
be.
When it comes to our personal info I don’t want to see us
ending up living in a penopticon. Having allowed for us to enhance the way we
see the world, the downside is we may all be naked, unaware what way people are
seeing us, using something like Recognizr or a successor.
We have had eye glasses since the 13th century. It’s time to
knock things up a notch and use the data better, just let’s hope not to create
a police state.
What are your views
feel free to post them for all to see below, if not then it’s assumed you’re
not in favour of becoming ‘naked on the web’:
Happy viewing.
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