1/27/2005
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Ubiquity of Visual Software
•Tasks in virtually every field now employ visual software, from check out at McDonalds to industrial design to advertising.
•Ubiquitous computing, often with graphics (from PDIs to kitchen appliances)
•Games
•Multimedia term papers in HS
•Personal web pages
•Display tech always improving (panels, OLEP)
web-enabled ATM screen
Multimedia refrigerator
Softkey oven controls
Web-based ATM
from advanced science to checking out at McDonalds to answering email—there’s visualizations and  visual interfaces

Miele oven controls.
OLEP= Organic Light-Emitting Polymers

Bank of America (which just bought Fleet)
“As part of its strategy to provide customers with the choice and convenience they want, Bank of America announced today it is rolling out 22 ATMs that will use the technology of the World Wide Web. Using this Web technology, customers may soon be able to view copies of cancelled checks, buy or trade stocks or even get messages from the bank at the ATM. “http://www.bankofamerica.com/newsroom/press/press.cfm?PressID=press.20000914.04.htm&LOBID=11

Refrigerator.

Visuals presented by computers commonplace. Come to  expect them…