9.15.2016

Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology


TEDGlobal 2009
Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology (script)
Summary
Sixth sense is an ability that without using the five senses of sight, hearing, touch,smell or taste.
This is year 2016. From 16 years ago, the speaker already tried making a small device which is a gesture-interface. You can use computers by everyday objects and gestures.
His goal was to connect two worlds which the physical world and the digital world seamlessly. He thought how wonderful it is to bring intuitiveness in our real life to the digital world. It'll lead to computing interfaces more intuitively.
And then, a digital part becomes pretty small. You can carry the digital world with you wherever you go. It gives you an output which is more intuitive to use. You don't need to sit in front of your computer and take your camera with you. Like the device became a part your body. The moment you want to do something you can start doing it, so you can more connect to your physical world.
Words in this story
potential / having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.
interface / a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc., meet and interact.

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