Invasion of the Digital World in Art, Entertainment, Social Media and More

In his talk, Dr. Jacob will take you on a guided tour of what your life could be in the short and long-term future. We are increasingly living in a physical world augmented by the arrival of many digital worlds. When you watch a movie, you don't know when the real actors are shown on the screen versus wire-framed computer-generated clones. When Indiana Jones is surrounded by snakes and serpents, the only risk for him is ... a computer crash. Robots performing delicate surgeries, intelligent mirrors, user-designed products, flying cars, 3D virtual worlds like Second Life, ink on a dead tree - - also known as books and newspapers - - replaced by e-ink, etc., are all part of the continuously augmented physical world. What else is "out there" ready to invade our lives? Jean Paul will show examples of this invasion of digital/virtual worlds in the arts & entertainment, sensors, social networks, healthcare and medicine, 3D web and Internet, and more. Please join him for this exciting tour of your future!

Speaker: Jean Paul Jacob, Special Advisor to CITRIS

Live broadcast at mms://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast; Questions can be sent via Yahoo IM to username: citrisevents