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The future of design computing is in the making of intelligent and interactive technologies for a smart living environment. This chapter explores the concepts of technology as magic and provides examples of creative design computing projects to illustrate the opportunities and challenges for making smart objects, interactive furniture and responsive environments.
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Do, E.YL. (2013). Designing Interactive Computing for Happy Healthy Life. In: Agrawal, A., Tripathi, R.C., Do, E.YL., Tiwari, M.D. (eds) Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia. IITM 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 276. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37463-0_1
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