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Mathew Peterson Owner, Shiny Things mat@getshinythings.com We Make Education Apps Children have issues with fine motor skills. Little understanding of onscreen elements. They love to hold things the wrong way. Stepping


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Mathew Peterson

Owner, Shiny Things mat@getshinythings.com

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We Make Education Apps

  • Children have issues with fine motor

skills.

  • Little understanding of onscreen

elements.

  • They love to hold things the “wrong”

way.

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Stepping Stones

  • Create Paths to guide you through the

day.

  • Visual, audio or text prompts.
  • Designed to harness technology to

increase independence and flexibility.

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Current & Future Advancements

  • Touch Screens
  • Visual
  • Gestures
  • Connectivity
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Touch Screens

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Siri

  • Siri can now control basic functions of

your iPhone, like opening apps or changing settings.

  • Reminder + Notes + Maps + Find My

Friends.

  • If Apple opens Siri up to 3rd party

developers it becomes very exciting.

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Switch Control

  • Allows the device to be controlled

through an adaptive accessory, like the camera.

  • It’s a very powerful tool when combined

with VoiceOver.

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Haptic Technology

  • Creates the illusion that a piece of glass

is a tactile surface to provide non-visual feedback.

  • Apple Dual Motor feedback patent.
  • Dynamic haptic buttons.
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Visual

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Oculus Rift

  • Immersive visual environment.
  • Enables the creation of virtual worlds.
  • Do you have an idea how it could be

used?

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Google Glass

  • Hands free. Can be used either as a

visual or auditory tool.

  • Extremely simple spoken or touch

interface.

  • Front facing camera makes it a handy

diagnostic tool via video chat.

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Gestures

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Kinect

  • It can detect any type of gesture with

excellent range.

  • Highly customisable. If you can think of

a new way of interacting with it, it can probably be done.

  • Cheap and readily available.
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Leap Motion

  • Can be used to manipulate a PC without

the use of a keyboard or mouse.

  • Can detect up to 10 digits or objects.
  • Very cheap and flexible.
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Connectivity

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Google Hangout

  • Fast, reliable and free video

communication.

  • Interpreter support.
  • Highly accessible with no mouse

controls required.

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NBN

  • Enables faster & more reliable

communication via higher quality video and audio.

  • Great for removing distance barriers.
  • Who knows what the future will hold?
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The Distant Future

  • Wearable computers - can they help us

monitor medical conditions?

  • Human-Machine Interface - the

possibilities are limitless when we can integrate so tightly.