Abstract
Human evolution is intertwined with technology evolution, from wooden tools to computers. In the 1990s Weiser announces ubiquitous computing, and called for an re-imagining of computerized systems, making them “calm”. This chapter addresses the historical developments of smart environments in general and smart homes in particular, referring to first attempts considered as smart, e.g. from Leonardo and emphasizing the wrong technology-oriented approach in the field—as shown by the Honeywell kitchen computer. An attempt to change to a more non-technical and HCI-driven approach is shown with the example of the Casa Vecchia project, concluding the chapter.
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Brown, J.N.A., Fercher, A.J., Leitner, G. (2017). “…A Lesson in Natural History”: Introduction to the Smart Home. In: Building an Intuitive Multimodal Interface for a Smart Home. Human–Computer Interaction Series(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56532-3_1
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