Design for Assistive Augmentation—Mind, Might and Magic
Ellen Yi–Luen · Cognitive science and technology · 2017
In this preface I argue that the Design for Assistive Augmentation should take 3M’s into consideration: Mind, to observe before acting, to be thoughtful, and open-minded; Might, to consider the capacity, and competency of people and the technology; and, Magic, to have technology wonderfully blended in everyday life activities. I discuss the idea of building computational tools as a way of working, the idea of Creating Unique Technology for Everyone, and the asipiration to create new types of physical and computational dumbbells to help people to build muscles, running shoes to help people run faster, and skis to enable people to have new kind of experience enabled by the tools and to augment human capabilities.