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01/11/2010
Changing the tools: Merging the digital world with the physical world
Pranav Mistry explores several ways to rethink the way we interact with computers and the information machines provide. This new approach to technology may "help us not end up being machines sitting in front of machines." "We are not interested in computers. We are interested in information."
Class discussion: This view of the future is exciting in so many ways. It's not just a new operating system or a new gadget, but a fundamental change in the way we think about the tools as well as the way we use the tools. Which ideas presented in the video surprised you the most? How far away do you think these concepts are from reality? (They may be closer than you think.)