Kati London - IoT: Designing for socially relevant engagement
”We need to make sense of data while support our own humanity.”
The Internet of Things promises more data and intelligence, however designing for socially relevant engagement is key to making meaning out of these technologies. Through examples that draw on humanizing data Senior researcher Kati London, Microsoft Research, talks through opportunities and challenges in this space.
One example is when she draws on her own experiences and demonstrates botanicals; an invention that basically humanizes plants, giving them abilities such as emotions and dialect.