Apr
2014
Google Glass (GG)
See our IMS blog entry:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/04/08/3-learning-tools-of-the-future/
and
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/02/18/google-glass-at-lrs/
I start testing GG several days ago and I am still in the stage of Jeff Jarvis : http://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-jarvis-on-google-glass-2014-2
The questions is: how to make GG applicable for our daily tasks at work?
GG can be very useful for training students: by having a live, streaming G Hangout session with the supervisor. The latter can be in his/her office multitasking, while also monitoring the work of the student. E.g., shelving books for the Circulation supervisor.
A Surgeon Shows How Google Glass Makes Procedures Dramatically Easier. http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/13/this-stanford-surgeon-shows-us-the-future-of-medicine-augmented-reality-google-glass-exclusive/#ixzz2yJEZqSBR
my observations:
– GG is a glorified mobile devices, which, instead of being handheld is head-worn. the logic of navigating is the same, although still more cumbersome with GG.
– it certainly can have a niche as is, but it will take time (price, usability) until it becomes ubiquitous.