365 DAYS AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN HOMELAB - Philips Research
365 DAYS AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN HOMELAB - Philips Research
365 DAYS AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE IN HOMELAB - Philips Research
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Ambient 05-05-2003 12:36 Pagina 6<br />
<strong>365</strong> days’ Ambient Intelligence<br />
research <strong>IN</strong> <strong>HOMELAB</strong><br />
Boris de Ruyter, <strong>Philips</strong> <strong>Research</strong><br />
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Studies into the meaning of the home of<br />
the future have revealed that people want<br />
this home of the future to be like the home<br />
of today. Based on in-depth interviews we<br />
discovered that people fear scenarios of the<br />
future in which technology would interfere<br />
with their daily life in the home of the<br />
future. In fact, people expect technology<br />
to become more supportive in the future.<br />
A home is defined in terms of family rituals<br />
such as breakfast and bedtime storytelling.<br />
The biggest challenge for future technology<br />
is thus to be not only physically embedded<br />
but also to be interwoven into the social<br />
context of the home of the future.<br />
During the first year of Ambient Intelligence<br />
research in HomeLab, special attention was
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