All around us sensors, beacons, and other 'things' are reaching out to
connect and exchange information which will ultimately culminate in the
formation of ‘sensing’ environments. And because the augmentation of reality
will take many forms, it’s imperative that we integrate vision, touch,
hearing, and speech into these new sensing environments to create a truly
natural, human experience. To do this, we’ll need to think beyond individual
devices and consider how we can orchestrate the user experience across all
of these devices. Some devices will be things we carry or wear, more will be
a part of the world around us, and all will be connected. When we connected
computers and mobile phones to the Internet it completely transformed how we
use those devices. Given the explosion of devices currently coming online
and ongoing efforts to ensure they can communicate, there’s little doubt
we’re heading for a paradigm shift that will trigger all new, and
unexpected, use cases. In this session, Tom Wesselman who leads the software
group at Plantronics, will offer insights on this impending shift, with
particular focus on how to ensure experiences remain as realistic and
natural as possible.