Mit is close to the "warm" technology
Author: Abstracts entry crescent on February 16, 2005 at 22:39:50:
Source: http://www.linlins.com/newmoon/7/2005-02-16-22-39-50.SHTML
I want to be a composer, as long as I draw a line, I will paint in color; I want to be a painter, just take the brush to brush it. The building block will walk, the mouse is human, and MIT is more human.
Computer, smart phone, PDA, driving satellite navigation system, MP3 player, digital TV ... In these technology products, you have several, can you easily "use"?
The progress of science and technology makes everyone's life can't get rid of digital technology. At the same time we hope to live through digital technology, it often has been repeated, and the cold technology products are plagued, and they are tied.
The US MIT Media Laboratory, known as "Creative Spring", "Warning System" in the World Top Technology Factory, notes this restrictive phenomenon, and attempt to solve the problem of "cold technology" through creativity.
One month ago, the MIT Media Laboratory executive Walter Bender, led the head of several laboratory advanced research groups, came to Taiwan to participate in the establishment of the "New Generation Creative Alliance" of the Institute of Technology, And the new theme of MIT Media Lab - "Simple".
Band said that the current technology must simplify the complexity of each object and information, so that human beings can bear and feel interesting, because "Technology is designed to help human life."
How do we live around, you can more and more interesting? Let's take a look at the latest interest in the MIT Media Lab.
Tomorrow toys: Building blocks "will learn"
At present, the toys on the market are not completely not movable, that is, according to one, two have set a good action. If you carefully observe the children to play toys, you will find that the little girls must grab their Barbie to personally "do their hands", in order to let the dolls in the stiff form, "jump" to the living room, sit down, or Turn your head to twist.
MIT Media Labs "Can Touch Media" research group, has developed a building block named "Topobo", except for the Lego toys (Lego), children can settle themselves outside the various objects. You can also "tell" how to make a good toy!
Topobo blocks two major parts: One is a static (Passive) block, a dynamic (Active) building block. Dynamic building blocks are embedded in the Kinetic Memory, as long as the dynamic building blocks are combined at the joints you want to act, the blocks will automatically record the torsion or action of the user. Then, the memory will automatically play the behavior it recorded, so, a puppy that will be twisted, will crawling the puppy, the butterfly, etc., etc., this is formed.
"In addition to gaining the fun of scattered building blocks, children can also explore the mechanics and movement of learning objects through practical operation." MIT Media Laboratory "Can Touch Media" research group person in charge
Shijing Yu
Dr. said.
Combine high-tech technology with daily necessities, toys, MIT Media Lab gives non-technology products with real technology, making tomorrow, gradually moving towards more human, fun.
Tomorrow Tools: "Deep you have your heart" mouse
Technology comes from human nature, almost the slogan of all technological manufacturers design products, but most of the slogan is only the slogan. Because most technological products are often unable to reach the most moderate "listening" demand. "Word little helper, is the most annoying science and technology example," Affective Computing "research group," Affective Computing), laughing, said, "Unable to provide Appropriate help, and after the user accumulates a belly, I laughed, turned a circle, blinking!
Ropene believes that people should make people use intelligence, the primary goal of the machine is not to harass humanity, "The machine must become wisdom." She and children's investigation, "Give a good emotional environment, there are 65 % Of children can successfully solve problems. "
So, how to make technology products, identify the user's emotional state, make adjustments, give the best assistance response, is the goal of MIT emotional operation research.
Such a device is currently a research test on the MIT laboratory mouse.
A pressure sensor is equipped on this mouse known as "pressure mouse" (pressuremouse). In addition to the functionality of the general mouse, it is also possible to identify the user's current emotion from the user.
"When the user feels stressed and frustrated, the muscle strength tends to increase," Rhetin explained. Therefore, through the pressure sensor acquires the strength of the user to click on the mouse powerway, the user moves the mouse trajectory to provide systematic analysis.
Emotional operations can also be applied to products related to our interests. Used on the car seat, let the engineer analyze the monitoring of the inside environment, let the driving are safer; use it in the customer service call center, you can use the voice analysis to avoid the same connection to continuously pick up the emotionally dissatisfied customer call, reduce Employee pressure reduces the flow rate of customer service staff.
MIT Media Lab Next, I hope to integrate the experimental results to create a "learning machine". "I hope to promote students' learning by moderate guidance, and find the correct answer," Ropene proposed such an idea.
Tomorrow musicians: surpass the five-tier spectrum, "painting" out of symphony
Learn musical instruments, you must have a level of music from understanding the music to watch the score, you will always practice it, don't say your own composer, the structure of a harmonious melody, chord and accompaniment. Do you really want to "play music", is it so difficult?
Another R & D product "Beyond Hyperscore" is the latest research on the "Opera of the Future" in the MIT Media Lab. Through the simple painting interface, as long as you will take a pen graffiti, whether it is a cellist Ma Yumeo, or kindergarten children, everyone can become a "ghost composer".
Through the software and painting interface of "Beyond Words", the computer analyzes the line, analyzes the corresponding melody in accordance with the curvature and shape. The user can set each melody of the drawn to a memory module in different colors, followed by various color lines (music melody modules), combined, mixed, becomes a variety of chords, rhythm music.
With color and line, you can spectate the song, all enter the door! It is no wonder that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory "Future Opera" research group, Tod Machover, will say, "Music plus technology, you can create big business opportunities."
Tomorrow painting: Real "Realism" painting
In the 19th century, the "realism" trend of anti-romanticism, the painter, such as Courbet, Babuson, etc. Rendering the true look of daily life, or on the image, as intended as much as possible, let the painting look like really like really. However, the storage of pigments is inevitable, and the texture of the material is not so easy to imitate. To truly reach the most ideal "realistic" situation, it seems to rely on the "Tangible Media" in the MIT Media Lab, "I / O Brush" developed.
The appearance of "I / O Brush" is like a general oil painting pen with a wooden grip and a soft bristle. However, it is really a big learning.
A small camera and a haptic sensor, which records the color, texture and action of the substance while the user is in any environment. After that, the user will brush the brush on the screen to display the color image that does not have a slightest image of "original". For example, gently brush the brush, you can draw a playful picture that does not stop you.
"We usually use ink to draw, but now there are many different possibilities," "Touchable Media" research group person in charge
Shijing Yu
Hiroshi Ishii said that through I / O Brush, people will create new colors and present the ink performance.
