I found the talk by Pattie Maes to be absolutely phenomenal. The idea of a sixth sense is something that you hear and see in comic films rather than in real life. I believe the use of this kind of technology has the ability to revolutionize learning for all types of learners. The practicality of the camera and projector represents the life of a 21st century learner whereby learning is about immediate access to knowledge that is readily available to feed the curious mind.
I believe that a benchmark has already been set and that the door has now been opened to all stakeholders and as confirmation of this we see Pattie Maes as well as many other individuals and companies have are already begun to venture within. In an already competitive multimedia environment consumers are seemingly desperate to get their hands on anything and everything that is new and cool as far as technology can see.
Apple for example have taken the world by storm first with the introduction of the iphone and now with the ipad and to prove my point there is not one person that I know that is not amazed by the amount of interative applications that can now occupy a child as young as 3 for hours on end. I say as young as 3 because just the other day my 3 year old nephew was able to navigate through my iphone to not only take pictures but select from a variety of games some without any assistance.
What are your thoughts on interactive media? and does anyone have an interesting experiences to share?
Liz
