Ambient Computing
Course code
IFI7343.DT
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Ümbritsev arvutustehnika
Course title in English
Ambient Computing
ECTS credits
4.0
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Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The course aims to provide students with an overview of the principles and hands-on experience of designing and developing ambient computing systems.
Brief description of the course
The course provides an overview of ambient computing technologies and gives students a possibility to experiment with prototyping their own ambient computing systems for body-centric interactions (e.g., wearable technology.) with a focus on haptic feedback.
The course will be a mixture of theory and practice and will include readings and work on a design challenge. The design challenge will foresee students addressing the topics of designing ambient computing systems for the contexts of remote communication and well-being.
The final outcome will be a specification, a poster, and a video prototype.
The course will consist of brief introductions to the main ambient computing concepts and practical work in groups, where students will use a range of enabling technologies to specify and prototype ambient computing systems with a focus on haptic feedback. The course will have a specific focus on prototyping systems that support distributed user interfaces spanning devices with and without an actual display.
The course will consist of bi-weekly lectures. Time between lectures will be devoted to lab work.
The course will be a mixture of theory and practice and will include readings and work on a design challenge. The design challenge will foresee students addressing the topics of designing ambient computing systems for the contexts of remote communication and well-being.
The final outcome will be a specification, a poster, and a video prototype.
The course will consist of brief introductions to the main ambient computing concepts and practical work in groups, where students will use a range of enabling technologies to specify and prototype ambient computing systems with a focus on haptic feedback. The course will have a specific focus on prototyping systems that support distributed user interfaces spanning devices with and without an actual display.
The course will consist of bi-weekly lectures. Time between lectures will be devoted to lab work.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is aware of main principles of ambient computing;
- is aware of range of suitable technologies for enabling ambient computing systems;
- is aware of the practical nuances of implementing ambient computing systems for on-body interfaces;
- is aware of main principles of body-centric interactions and information communication and perception.
- is aware of main principles of ambient computing;
- is aware of range of suitable technologies for enabling ambient computing systems;
- is aware of the practical nuances of implementing ambient computing systems for on-body interfaces;
- is aware of main principles of body-centric interactions and information communication and perception.
Teacher
Yulia Sion
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