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Kurzweil’s Blog Post!

“The Ubi ubiquitous computer is here?”!

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Concept | Ethnographic Research | Interim Proposal | Brand | Soundscape | Motion Identity | Mobile App!

Yao Wang | Embedded Media Design Fall 2014 | Professor Tom KlinkowsteinHome Automation

Speculative Concept!

Artificial Intelligence & Home Automation


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Ethnographic Research!

Extreme Users:!Observe 20-30 years old people cooking for themselves more than 4 times a week.


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Extreme Users:!Confused & tired


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Extreme Users:!Be interrupted by reading recipes


Extreme Users:!Be interrupted by cellphone


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Extreme Users:!Cooking in a smoke-!filled environment


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-riOeGOmkjE&feature=youtu.be


Extreme Users:!Feel busy!Feel afraid to approach!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-riOeGOmkjE&feature=youtu.be


Unmet Need 1:!A system that would monitor air condition and food temperature. Control the fan speed and fire automatically.


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Home Automation

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Yao Wang | Embedded Media Design Fall 2014 | Professor Tom Klinkowstein


Unmet Need 2:!A service that can prevent people from being interrupted when they are cooking.

Interim Proposal!Using the wireless information transmission technology and Artificial Intelligence (like Siri) to create a cooking assistant system.

Home Automation

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Interim Proposal!The system can transform the text messages and notifications to the voice version from user’s smartphone via WiFi. !!

When people light the fire this system will be opened automatically.

Home Automation

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Interim Proposal!Design a recipes App that shows the cooking steps with pictures and voice introduction. Can also set alarms as the recipes’ required.

Home Automation

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