lesson 3

Future Trends of Media and Information

prototype

If you have an idea in your head and you wish to concretize it, you must first have a _

prototype

A _ is a physical representation similar to a model.

prototype

You must also know how to develop and manufacture your _

1. Visualize your ideas on a piece of paper or with a drawing software.

2. Develop a virtual prototype.

3. Build a physical prototype.

4. Locate a manufacturer and apply for a patent.

Steps in Building a Prototype

Patent

an exclusive right granted to an inventor to exclude others from exploiting his or her invention

Wearable Technology

Also called wearables, is a new trend where people are given the convenience of literally wearing gadgets for multiple purposes.

• Physical activity and fitness monitoring

• Enhanced social networking

• Personal Safety

• Healthcare monitoring

• General increased wireless connectivity

Benefits of Wearables

• sport watches

• smart watches

• fitness tracker

• head mounted display

• implantable device

• smart clothing

• smart jewellery

types of Wearable devices

Ubiquitous Learning

can be defined as an everyday learning environment that is supported by mobile and embedded computers and wireless networks in our everyday life (Ogata et al. 2009).

Ubiquitous Learning

often defined as learning anywhere, anytime, and is therefore closely associated with mobile technologies.

u-Learning

Ubiquitous Learning is sometimes called _

e-learning

• fixed, physical space - cyberspace

• separate online & offline study

• mainly PC, portable mobile device

• internet, web based on wired & limited wireless network

u-learning

• movable, physical space= cyber space

• networked online & offline study using sensors / chip / tag / label / etc

• attached portable (wearable, body attached) computing device

• wireless internet, augmented reality, virtual reality, web presence, context awareness