Making Ubicomp Approachable – workshop at UbiComp 2006. Sounds like an interesting workshop…. Topics include:

* Specific applications and scenarios for early adoption of augmented objects

* Physical embodiment vs. external augmentation.

* Functional vs. thought provoking/playful augmentation.

* Augmenting accessories vs. tools.

* Augmentation related or unrelated to the original function of the object

* Everyday vs. special purpose interaction.

* Original and augmented affordances, and their perception.

* Cognitive barriers to object augmentation.

* Trust issues related to augmented objects.

* Social acceptability and consumer acceptance.