The Television as Robot Servant
Tech. Report, CMU-RI-TR-93-22, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 1993
Abstract
Television and computing have an interesting intersectin in the topic of how to put computer software into the television infrastructure. It is widely recognized that the result is a home information appliance. However, despite previous commercial experimentation, such an appliance has not emergenced as successful. Perhaps there is only a deficiency in properly conceptualizing the appliance. In keeping with this theme, this paper presents a theory of why people value information. Using this theory as a design aid in the creation of future home information appliances should improve their chances of commercial success.
BibTeX
@techreport{Thibadeau-1993-13556,author = {Robert H. Thibadeau},
title = {The Television as Robot Servant},
year = {1993},
month = {August},
institute = {Carnegie Mellon University},
address = {Pittsburgh, PA},
number = {CMU-RI-TR-93-22},
}
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