THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

OPEN CAMPUS ST. AUGUSTINE

Assignment # 4
Futurist Report
by

KWAILAN ALI
ID# 807004960

A Paper Presented in Partial Fulfilment

of the Requirements of
EDID 6506
Issues, Trends, Innovations and Research in ID, IT & DE
Semester I, 2015/2016

Email:

kwailan.ali@my.open.uwi.edu

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Camille Dickson-Deane

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Top Ten (10) Emerging Trends for 2017

WEEBLY LINK- http://kwailan2014.weebly.com/

Futurist Report
TRENDS and REFERENCES
Trend #1: VITAL - Visualisation Tools and Analytics to Monitor Online Language
Learning & Teaching
Retrieved from CTL ENG Research & Development: http://www.uhasselt.be/UH/CTLen/Research-Development/Research-Development-Projects/Current/VITAL---VisualisationTools-and-Analytics-to-monitor-Online-Language-Learning-ampamp-Teaching-(20152017).html

Trend # 2: The Classroom of the Future- HBX Live

Quantumrun. http://www.quantumrun.com/article/classroom-future
HBX. (2015, December, 3). HBX live in action. [Video file]. Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8lf9piApe0
http://kron4.com/2015/09/01/harvard-offers-virtual-classroom-for-students-anywhere-in-theworld/

Trend # 3: playDXTR- The worlds smartest building Blocks

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playdxtr/playdxtr-the-worlds-smartestbuilding-blocks?ref=category
[Video File] retrieved from
https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/assets/004/989/585/4b8d1873a4c64295b110f58071630f4
e_h264_high.mp4
[Video File] retrieved from http://thecrowdfundingcentre.com/videos/play?id=C9D2X9
[Video File] retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qmraSxceWc

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Reddit Connection Explainer: [Video File] retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=nOx_0D-EOKE

Trend #4: Augmented reality to be headset-free-Room Alive

RoomAlive. (2015, December, 3). Magical Experiences Enabled by Scalable, Adaptive
Projector-Camera Units [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ILb5ExBzHqw&feature=youtu.be
Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/02/amazon-augmented-reality-patent/

Trend #5: From Text to Scene

Quantumrun: Virtual Agenda for the Future: http://www.quantumrun.com/article/virtual-agendafuture

Trend # 6: Electronic paper

Electronic Paper. (2015, December, 3). [Video file]. Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xch4s547H-Y
https://www.visionect.com/blog/electronic-paper-explained-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work

Trend # 7: MAGNETIC Paper That Sticks to Wall

Tesla Amazing. (2015, December, 3). [Video file]. Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJHOXlI3wRU
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teslaamazing/magnetic-paper-that-sticks-towalls/description

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Trend # 8: Gesture Based Learning

Innovative Education: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/innovativeeducation/archive/2012/06/07/gesture-based-technology-what-can-it-mean-for-education.aspx
Gesture-based tech: A future in education: http://www.zdnet.com/article/gesture-based-tech-afuture-in-education/

Trend # 9: 3D Printing Advanced

3D Print: http://3dprint.com/71029/3d-printing-2017/
3D Printing. (2015, December, 3).[Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=UCI7BgLrk-4&feature=youtu.be

Trend # 10: Virtual Reality 3rd party Platform- Scienverse.

Virtual Reporter https://virtualrealityreporter.com/scienverse-creates-vr-world-that-combinesapps-social-network/
Scienverse. (2015, December, 3). Scienverse Crowdfunding Campaign. [Video file]. Retrieved
from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7yZRBeznfk
Scienverse Product Photo. Retrieved from
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scienverse/scienverse-virtual-reality-world