Introduction to Wearable Computing

MIThril, a borglab production. Richard W. DeVaul, Jonathan Gips, Michael Sung, Sandy Pentland

Or, why would anyone want to do this?

This presentation is a short exploration of the purposes and justifications for wearable computing that attempts to answer some of the most frequently asked questions on the subject.

What is a Wearable?

A definition of context-aware wearable computing.

Why use a wearable?

The advantages of wearable computing.

Why is context-awareness important?

Context, AI, the frame problem and you.

Introduction to Wearable Computing
Richard W. DeVaul
The second annual "I Wanna Be a Cyborg" event, a borglab production.