Cyborgs vs rooms, two visions for the future of computing

Loosely I can see two visions for the future of how we interact with computers: cyborgs and rooms.

[cyborg] is a human adapting its body to fit a new environment. Apple AirPods are cyborg enhancements: transparency mode helps you hear better.

[room-scale computing] is ubiquitous computing (ubicomp), in which computing power is embedded in everything around us […]

Personally I’m more interested in room-scale computing and where that goes. Multi-actor and multi-modal. We live in the real world and together with other people, that’s where computing should be too. Computers you can walk into… and walk away from.