Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino @iotwatch

The next 5 years of the internet

of things.

Tinker London 2007-2010

Good Night Lamp March 2012

Interaction Design Institute Ivrea 2004-2006

When we embed connectivity in everyday objects. What happens when those objects are designed with an understanding of the affordances of the web.

What is #iot?

It’s about telling stories with objects.

What is #iot?

We have water! Mars Phenix lander

Hurricanes or #uksnow Stamen design for MSNBC

Sharing experiences Dopplr: a social network for business travellers (RIP 2010)

Sharing responsibility

Cities are defined by their data Clustr: photo-centric mapping by Flickr and Open Street Map

Cities are defined by their shapes Shapetiles: Flickr geo tagging data as shapes

Using what’s empty Breather.com (2013)

Using what’s available or free

Warchalking Ben Hammersley & Matt Jones (2002)

Creating layers of narratives Nike Grid (2011)

Cities you can “own” publicly Foursquare (since 2009) & Facebook Places (2010)

Technology compensates for the city’s failings Tapit & App for loo finder

There’s a lot out there Thingful.net

But it’s closer than you think. Thingful.net

Measure the impact of your taxes Oakland Crime Spotters by Stamen

Measure the impact of your taxes Met London mapping project

Public displays of affection Graffiti Research Lab

Pick a colour Semi transparent design & Sony Bravia

For profit and against it Status of London Bridge

Near me now Exposure app for the iPhone (2009)

Musical spaces

Narratives of boredom Andy Stanford Clark’s house in the Isle of White, IBM

Narratives of boredom Tom Coate’s house, San Francisco

The infrastructure is the expert Hello Lamp Post

Too smart a bin Renew London smart bins

Making me feel smart The O app in the Mona museum in Hobart, Tasmania

The guests have arrived Nest thermostat & August lock

The next 5 years means...

Focus on wearables for health (travel insurance on the go?)

Geo-locative info will come back

(not necessarily augmented reality)

Data protection & consumer protection Acts will be re-written

(disclaimers for every lamp post)

Stories will be told differently.

The plants need watering Botanicalls, 2009

Easybloom, Moistly, Parrot, Koubachi, etc

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