This Pervasive Day Exhibtion

Soon, wearable technology will mean that everyday items we carry on our bodies - phones, clothing and laptops - will be able to sense and alter our moods and make changes to our environments, with or without our knowledge. This interactive exhibition explores the exciting possibilities and potential dangers.

Exhibits include:

• This Pervasive Day Interactive Documentary:
  A 12 minute interactive documentary (iDoc) explores themes of user heaven and hell, elicits viewer opinion on the challenges raised, and feedbacks this data through rich onscreen visualizations (View here)
• Face detection and identity assignment - webcams detect the human face, assigning random identity data in a thought-provoking manner
• Augmented Reality interactions – AR tags available to attendees activate novel 3D imagery that supports the This Pervasive Day narrative when held up to a webcam
• Dr Jenny Tillotson's Wearables: jewellery and shoes that react to the wearer's physiological state
• Wearable Absence, memories and emotions through wearable technology
  Miguel Andrés-Clavera and Barbara Layne supervised by
  Janis Jefferies from Goldsmiths Digital Studios

• This Pervasive Day Twitter Wall

FREE Exhibition April 9th to 19th 2011

http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/categories/exhibition/this-pervasive-day

This Pervasive Day Website: www.thispervasiveday.com

Emotion as Interface

Professor Kevin Warwick, Dr Jenny Tillotson, Professor Nikola Serbedzija

The new generation of computer systems are able to understand and alter our individual emotional states – and we may not even be aware of it. The products we use daily; our cars, clothes and music players – incorporate intelligent technologies that can adapt themselves and alter our environments according to our moods. Join a panel of experts who work at the forefront of this research to debate the benefits, and possible dangers, this technology offers.

19th April, 6pm ( £8 / £6 - includes a glass of wine and a chance to view the associated exhibition )

http://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/categories/talk/emotion-as-interface

Both events @ Inspace :: University of Edinburgh, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB

Photos from the Events