Google glasses are a good example of a development in HCI
that can affect the world, this brings could be the start of a new era of advanced
HCI, this type of HCI has been in the process for a long time however until
technology advances it was only a theory, a theory of virtual reality. For a
long time virtual reality wasn’t possible due to lack of hardware, however it
is becoming a reality with the help of Google glasses. This new technology
could revolutionaries the way we live our lives, there would be no need to
carry a phone anymore as you could have a HUD (Heads up Display) that allows
you to see life in a new way.
Society
This could affect society in many was, however the main way
it could affect society would be through communication, the glasses have in
built texting, video calling, GPS locations and various social networking sites
on. This would be like having a smart phone in front of you.
On the other hand there are many complications to this
device, like would you like to have data transmitting next to your brain 24/7? How
can you focus on the glasses and in front of you at the same time, this could
cause accidents.
Economy
These Glasses would affect the economy in a few ways for
example this technology would be sold for around $1500 not to mention extras
you could buy for the device. The Glasses also have services installed that you
can buy from, this would require the internet which would also need to be
updated from 3G to 4G as it would require faster speeds to get data to the user.
Services such as Netflix, Google Movies, Love Film, 4oD and
BBC-iplayer are slow and stream in low quality with 3G however if there was an
update to 4G these services should be able to broadcast HD videos without any
jittering. This is the process that takes place when new technology comes out,
new software is also made to utilise the hardware.
Culture
The culture aspect of the glasses would be the ability for
it to communicate with people all over the world with many different language
types, the glasses could change the way in which we perceive glasses. Glasses
are seen as a nuisance, this leads to some people getting surgery on their
eyes, however if glasses were the norm then this wouldn't happen. Having glasses
could improve lots of people’s visions as people might have poor vision without
realising.