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- 无屏幕的网络体验:自然、触感与信息的新未来
Your phone, it's not very natural. And you probably think you're addicted to your phone, but you're really not. We're not addicted to devices. We're addicted to the information that flows through them. I wonder how long you would be happy in your happy place without any information from the outside world. I'm interested in how we access that information, how we experience it. We're moving from a time of static information held in books and libraries and bus stops through a period of digital information towards a period of fluid information where your children will expect to be able to access anything anywhere at any time from quantum physics to medieval ridiculture, from gender theory to tomorrow's weather, just like switching on a light bulb. Imagine that. Humans also like simple tools.
Your phone, it's not a very simple tool. A fork is a simple tool. And we don't like the made of plastic. In the same way, I don't really like my phone very much. It's not how I want to experience information. I think there are better solutions than a world mediated by screens. I don't hate screens, but I don't feel and I don't think any of us feel that good about how much time we spend slouched over them. Fortunately, the big tech companies seem to agree they're actually heavily invested in touch and speech and gesture and also in sensors, things that can turn dumb objects like cups and imbue them with the magic of the internet. Potentially turning this digital cloud into something we might touch and move.
The parents and crisis over screen time need physical digital toys teaching their kids to read as well as family safe app stores. And I think actually that's already really happening. Reality is richer than screens. For example, I love books. For me, they are time machines. Atoms and molecules bound in space from the moment of their creation to the moment of my experience. But frankly, the content is identical on my phone. So what makes this a richer experience than a screen? I mean, scientifically. We need screens. Of course, I'm going to show a film. I need the enormous screen. But there's more that you can do with these magic boxes. Your phone is not the internet's door bit. We can build things, physical things, using physics and pixels that can integrate the internet into the world around us. I'm going to show you a few examples of those. A while ago, I got to work with the design agency Berg on an exploration of what the internet without screens might actually look like. And they showed us a range of ways that light can work with simple sensors and physical objects to really bring the internet to life, to make it tangible, like this wonderfully mechanical YouTube player. And this was an inspiration to me.
Next, I work with the Japanese Agency AQ on a research project into mental health. We wanted to create an object that could capture the subjective data around mood swings that are so essential to diagnosis. This object captures your touch, so you might press it very hard if you're angry or stroke it if you're calm. It's like a digital emoji stick. And then you might revisit those moments later and add context to them online. Most of all, we wanted to create an intimate, beautiful thing that could live in your pocket and be loved.
The binoculars are actually a birthday present for the Sydney Opera House's 40th anniversary. Our friends at Tel Art in Boston bought over a pair of street binoculars, the kind you might find on the Empire State building, and they fitted them with 360 degree views of other iconic world heritage sites using street view. And then we stuck them under the steps. So they became this very physical, simple, reappropriation, like a portal to these other icons. So you might see Versailles Shaqqens hat. Basically it's virtual reality circa 1955. In our office we use hacky sacks to exchange URLs. This is incredibly simple. It's like your opal card. We basically put a website on the little chip in here and then you do this and bosh. The website appears on your phone. It's about ten cents.
Treehugger is a project that we're working on with Grumpy Sailor and Finch here in Sydney. And I'm very excited about what might happen when you pull the phones apart and you put the bits into trees and that my children might have an opportunity to visit an enchanted forest guided by a magic wand where they could talk to digital fairies and ask them questions and be asked questions in return. As you can see we're at the cardboard stage with this one. But I'm very excited by the possibility of getting kids back outside without screens but with all the powerful magic of the internet at their fingertips. And we hope to have something like this working by the end of the year.
So let's recap. Humans like natural solutions. Humans love information. Humans need simple tools. These principles should underpin how we design for the future, not just for the internet. You may feel uncomfortable about the age of information that we're moving into. You may feel challenged rather than simply excited. Guess what? Me too. It's a really extraordinary period of human history. We are the people that actually build our world. There's no artificial intelligences yet. It's us, designers, architects, artists, engineers. And if we challenge ourselves I think that actually we can have a happy place filled with the information we love that feels as natural and as simple as switching on a light bulb. And although it may seem inevitable that what the public want is watches and websites and widgets, maybe we could give a bit of thought to Cork and Light and Hockey Sacks. Thank you very much.
- extraordinary
形容词非凡的; 特别的; 非常奇特的
1. 非凡的;优秀的;出色的
If you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality.e.g. We've made extraordinary progress as a society in that regard...
在那个方面,我们的社会已经取得了巨大的进步。
e.g. The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance...
那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。extraordinarily
She's extraordinarily disciplined.
她非常守纪律。- fluid
名词液体,流体
形容词流体的,流动的,流体的,液体的; 易变的,不固定的; (动作、设计、音乐等)流畅优美的
1. 液体;流质
A fluid is a liquid.e.g. The blood vessels may leak fluid, which distorts vision...
血管可能会渗漏,造成视力模糊。
e.g. Make sure that you drink plenty of fluids.
务必保证足够的水分摄入。2. (动作、线条或设计)流畅优美的,优雅自然的
Fluid movements or lines or designs are smooth and graceful.e.g. The forehand stroke should be fluid and well balanced.
正手击球应该保证动作流畅和平稳。
e.g. ...long, fluid dresses.
线条优雅流畅的长裙fluidity
She dances with an exquisite fluidity of movement.
她的舞姿细腻流畅。- intimate
形容词亲密的,亲近的; 私人的,个人的; 内部的; 直接的
名词至交; 密友
动词暗示,提示; 宣布,通知
The adjective and noun are pronounced /'?nt?m?t/. The verb is pronounced /'?nt?me?t/. 形容词读作 /'?nt?m?t/,动词读作 /'?nt?me?t/。- enchanted
中魔法的;着了魔的;狂喜的;极乐的;使欣喜,使心醉( enchant的过去式和过去分词 );用魔法迷惑;
- motivator
激起行为的人,促进因素,激发因素;
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