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Designing Interactive Computing for Happy Healthy Life

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Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia (IITM 2013)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 276))

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The future of design computing is in the making of intelligent and interactive technologies for a smart living environment. This chapter explores the concepts of technology as magic and provides examples of creative design computing projects to illustrate the opportunities and challenges for making smart objects, interactive furniture and responsive environments.

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  1. School of Industrial Design & School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA

    Ellen Yi-Luen Do

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  1. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A), Deoghat, Jhalwa, 211 012, Allahabad, India

    Anupam Agrawal

  2. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A), Deoghat, Jhalwa, 211 012, Allahabad, India

    R. C. Tripathi  & M. D. Tiwari  & 

  3. ACME Lab, Design Computing and Human Centered Computing, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Ellen Yi-Luen Do

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Do, E.YL. (2013). Designing Interactive Computing for Happy Healthy Life. In: Agrawal, A., Tripathi, R.C., Do, E.YL., Tiwari, M.D. (eds) Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia. IITM 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 276. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37463-0_1

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