Networking & System Support: Future Developments of HCI

In the developments of current trends result new technologies which will change our whole future life.

Bio interactive materials - clothes which are computers

Bio interactive materials are coming to production in the future which have built-in sensors. Thanks to genetic engineering, nanotechnology and HCI; the prototype is already exist. The bio sensors built-in these materials are able to recognize and record changes on living being like animals and plants. The sensors listen and they take specific actions when they recognize a problem appears. Scientists already started to produce shirts which are able to read body temperature and heart rate. This technology is a big step forward in military as well. They developed a special bioactive clothing for military, which is able to modify its colour and give protection against biological and chemical weapons as it is able to recognize the surrounding environmental conditions.

Bionic – Body 2.0

First generation of bionic devices are already in production. They are available nowadays in wide range, for example: amplifon and pacemaker. In future developments they are planning to replace lost body parts and faulty organs. They already implemented a prototype of a bionic leg. That bionic leg is able to perform simple, everyday exercises like walking and cycling. A new project, which will be implemented in the future, is to develop a bionic hand which will be able to play on piano. These bionic body developments are making a huge step forward in medication.

Impact on education – integration into teaching and learning environment

The nature of learning is changing as the technology is developing. In the future, more and more people will be able to use computing devices. In the future, technology will have a very important impact on our life. We are already using whiteboards, PCs and tablets in education which will play an important role in the future as well.

Future education is going to be cloud based. The access to information anywhere, anytime is very important. In the future schools won't need to maintain local servers and file storage, they won't need to install software on local computers. In future education, the infrastructure is going to be the most important segment. Teachers will be able to set up for lessons, collect homework and grade work online. Students will have instant access to grades, comments and work through the cloud. The future classrooms are going to be totally paperless. E-learning is already present, but in the future, it will play a more important role. As the E-learning concepts are going to become more professional, the more interest they will have. E-learning will be an excellent opportunity for students to learn anywhere and for teachers to teach from anywhere. This makes possible for the students to learn individually in their own pace without a present teacher. This will lead to the change of teachers' role as well.

Students with learning difficulities - The ubiquitous library for the blind and physically handicapped

The idea of always and anywhere available IT lead to the concept of UT (Ubiquitous Technology). The main idea is to avoid dependencies of mobility and network connection. Ubiquitous Technology makes possible to access information without the limitations of place, time and device. We need to have three things to make it happen: the technology which manages our digital content; an identification of the document we would like to access to and a wireless network which serves as a communication channel.

"In April, 2006, LG created the UL model (based on “LG Digital Talking Book (DTB) Library”) which provides talking books to users via wired, wireless and phone lines."

"To make this model work, we need to create an environment which is able to run computer processes without the limit of locations. It has three dependences:

Devices with network capabilities and technologies like IPV6 and RFID. With NFC (Near Field Communication) the library automatically identify the user in a wired or wireless network.

Access to fast internet connections in order to deal with big data sizes.

The UL means the user is connected to the internet from anywhere, anytime (users always hold a device which can be connected to the data contents via internet)."