From Virtual Reality to Blockchain: Current and Emerging Tech Trends
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The document discusses emerging technology trends including digital reality (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality), blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and social entrepreneurship. It highlights the implications and potential applications of these trends in libraries and other sectors, emphasizing the opportunities and challenges they may present. The document encourages brainstorming on how libraries can adapt and integrate these technologies into their services and programs.
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From Virtual Reality to Blockchain: Current and Emerging Tech Trends
- 1. FromVirtual Reality to Blockchain: Current and EmergingTechTrends Bohyun Kim ChiefTechnology Officer & Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island Libraries LibraryLinkNJWebinar series, Online. May 8, 2018.
- 2. Add your questions or comments here: https://bit.ly/2wjaAvl
- 3. Trend 1. Digital Reality / Extended Reality • Virtual Reality • Augmented Reality • Mixed Reality
- 7. Devices forVR • HTCVive • Oculus Rift • Google Cardboard • Samsung GearVR
- 10. Use Cases • Education • Healthcare • Manufacturing • Aviation • Engineering
- 16. Why Does Digital Reality Matter?
- 19. Brainstorm – Digital Reality • What are the opportunities and challenges that this digital reality trend may bring to libraries and beyond? • What potential library services or program ideas do you see in relation to this digital reality trend? • https://bit.ly/2wjaAvl
- 22. Trend 2. DLT aka Blockchain • DLT = Digital LedgerTechnology • Developed for Bitcoin, the first distributed cryptocurrency that appeared in Jan 2009 • Security • Speed • Privacy • Decentralized
- 25. Immutable and Irreversible • Linked hashes with time stamps • Security • Speed • Privacy • Decentralized • How does it work… ??
- 27. How Does BlockchainWork? Ameer Rosic, “What Is Hashing? UnderThe Hood Of Blockchain,” Blockgeeks (blog), July 2017, https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-hashing/.
- 28. Key Components • Public key cryptography • Hashing • Nonce • Mining https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/File:Blockchain.png
- 30. “The Great Chain of Being Sure about Things,” The Economist, October 31, 2015, https://www.economist.com/news/briefin g/21677228-technology-behind-bitcoin- lets-people-who-do-not-know-or-trust- each-other-build-dependable.
- 32. Ameer Rosic, “What Is Hashing? UnderThe Hood Of Blockchain,” Blockgeeks (blog), July 2017, https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-hashing/.
- 33. Ameer Rosic, “What Is Hashing? UnderThe Hood Of Blockchain - Blockgeeks,” Blockgeeks (blog), July 2017, https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-hashing/.
- 34. Process • A transaction is transformed into a hash. • The hash of a whole block is created. • A nonce (random string) is appended to the hash and hashed again. • The resulting hash is compared to the difficulty level required by a blockchain. • If it is less than the difficulty level, other nodes on the network checks and confirms the solution and updates their instances of the blockchain. • If it not, then the nonce is changed and the trial-and-error process repeats. • The hash of the header becomes the new block’s identifying string, and the addition is propagated through the network. That block is now part of the ledger. • The miners responsible for this are rewarded (if there is a reward associated with mining).
- 35. Why Does DLT/Blockchain matter? • Immediate, low cost, and secure • Enables decentralized authority (No longer a mediating 3rd-party authority is required) • Disruptive
- 36. Blockchain Is aTrust Protocol. • Transparency • Privacy • Application in a wide range of areas
- 38. https://www.technologyrevie w.com/s/610806/inside-the- jordan-refugee-camp-that- runs-on-blockchain/
- 43. Blockchain Start-Ups • Everledger • Horizon State • Augur • Livepeer • EventChain
- 49. Issues with DLT/Blockchain • Implementation barriers • Speed • Interoperability • Energy consumption • 51% attack
- 50. Brainstorm - DLT • What are the opportunities and challenges that the DLT - aka Blockchain - may bring to libraries and beyond? • What potential library services or program ideas do you see in relation to this trend? • https://bit.ly/2wjaAvl
- 52. Trend 3. Artificial Intelligence • Purpose of AI • What is a uniquely human task?
- 55. What drove the recent advancement in AI?
- 57. Machine Learning ⊂ Artificial Intelligence https://webdam.com/blog/machine-learning-making-dam-better/
- 65. https://hbr.org/2018/03/ai-will-change-radiology-but-it-wont-replace-radiologists
- 71. Brainstorm - AI • What are the opportunities and challenges that new developments in AI may bring to libraries and beyond? • What potential library services or program ideas do you see in relation to this trend? • https://bit.ly/2wjaAvl
- 72. Possible AI Innovations for Libraries • Automatic feature detection (such as railroads) in the map data • Solving a problem in their library’s space assessment • Automated abstract & Indexing • Automated information discovery & retrieval • VUI (Voice User Interface), facial recognition, chatbot … • Information verification, validation, evaluation • How to collaborate effectively (with people & machines)
- 76. Trend 4. Social Entrepreneurship • Begins with “DesignThinking” • Solving a problem • From a user’s point of view • Based upon users needs • Re-examine how the problem itself has been phrased from multiple points of view.
- 78. DesignThinking for Innovation • Human-centered exploration of the problem through empathy, experimentation, and prototyping, which creates a better solution - better UX.
- 79. A desirable solution that is financially viable and technologically feasible A desirable solution that is financially viable and technologically feasible. Image source: IDEO, DesignThinking for Libraries, http://designthinkingforlibraries.com/.
- 80. Social Entrepreneurship • = Social innovation • = Social design • = Creative entrepreneurship • = Social venture capital • Applying design thinking and a business approach to solve social issues • Social impact + Business goals
- 89. Why Does Social Entrepreneurship Matter? • A new approach to problem-solving in social issues • Steady and growing interests in social innovation that is creative and sustainable at the same time
- 92. Social Design for Libraries? • Significant to libraries at multiple levels
- 93. Brainstorm – Social Innovation • What are the opportunities and challenges that social design/ entrepreneurship may bring to libraries and beyond? • What potential library services or program ideas do you see in relation to this trend? • https://bit.ly/2wjaAvl