Leah Buechley on the Democratization of Ubiquitous Computing

= great online lecture with Leah Buechley in conjunction with the Stanford University Human Computer Interaction Seminar (CS547).

Webcast via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrgF0mRGvtk&feature=player_embedded

Description

"Computational textile researchers weave, solder and sew electronics into cloth to build soft, flexible and wearable computers. Computational textiles or “e-textiles” is a young discipline, and developments in the field have so far been relegated almost exclusively to research labs in industry and academia. Lisa Buechley presents advancements that make the designing and building of e- textiles accessible to new audiences, describing developments in engineering, design and applications that are helping to democratize creative ubiquitous computing."