Jan uar y 21 , 2022
Smart Glasses in the 2020 s society
a sociological approach
Master Thesis presentation
by
Samantha Kowarik
What are we talking about?
… Smart Glasses first appeared in the 1960s 1 - there are still doubts 2
… Smart Glasses have been tested in the context of health care, on the road, for navigation in public places, for support during sportive activities 3
… technological progress leads to changes in a society 4 – a drift towards Society 5.0 5
… megatrends help to trace the social change back to single movements 6
1- Klöß et al., 2019, p. 49 |2 - Kalantari &Rauschnabel, 2018, p. 382 | 3- Nunes & Filho, 2018; Ostendorp et al., 2015; Rauschnabel &Ro, 2016; Starner, 2016; TomDieck etal.,2016 |4-Maoetal.,2020, p.5|5-Cabinet Office, 2017, p.9|6-Fukuda, 2020, pp.8–9
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Ask the right questions
Which areas of application can be considered in the
private sector?
Which social aspects influence the use of Smart
Glasses in the private sector?
To which extent can Smart Glasses replace or
supplement the
smartphone in the future, in line with the theme
“leave your phone in your pocket”?
HOW DO
NETWORKING TECHS PERCEIVE SMART GLASSES
IN TERMS OF
SOCIAL FACTORS?
Deep Dive
SOCIETY IN TRANSACTION
Social transformation encompasses more than just change in the values and norms of a culture
7World economy is driven by long-term factors, so-called megatrends
8SMART GLASSES DO NOT EQUAL SMART GLASSES
One is somewhere between a Real and Virtual Environment
9EMERGENCE OF A NEW IDENTITY
Lifestyle domains mirroring megatrends
Networking Techs as part of the Super Smart Society
107 -Essien, 2020, p. 371 |8 -Störmeret al., 2020, pp. 130 | 9 -Flavián et al., 2019, p. 548 | 10 -Bryndin, 2018, p. 12
development The of the 2020s
society
Society 5.0 a combination backed by STI, where peoples’ happiness comes first
11adapted from Deguchi & Kamimura, 2018, p. xii; Harayama, 2018, p. 557; Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), 2016, p. 8 | 11 - Deguchi et al., 2018, p. 18; Harayama, 2018, p. 556; Nakanishi & Kitano, 2017, p.5;Onday, 2019, p.1
The impact of
megatrends
”The most reliable way to anticipate the future is by understanding the present.”
1818-Naisbitt,1982,p.xxiii|adaptedfromBisoffi,2019;Bontoux&Bengtsson,2015;Frick&Höchli,2014;Retiefet al.,2016; Ring, 2013; SocialInnovation Academy, 2020; Störmeretal.,2020; Zukunftsinstitut, 2019a
Smart Glasses as the
innovative elements of social change
Technology with limited Augmented Reality
capabilities.
Provides information with additional
Artificial Intelligence
functionalities.
Luxunature Today
Presentations are communication tools that can be used as lectures.
The people to approach:
Networking Techs
Classifying people’s digital skills, attitudes and behaviour: Digital Literacy
34and Technology Affinity
3534 -European Commission, 2014, p. 6 | 35 -Karrer et al., 2009, p. 197
Research conduction
EPISODIC INTERVIEW
36SOCIAL NETWORKED &
TECHNOLOGY AFFINITY 37 CIRCULAR DECONSTRUCTION
38• Narrative-episodic and
conceptual-semantic knowledge
• Aim: target a range of data types (narratives, argumentations,
explanations of concepts) and triangulate them with each other
• Focus: social representations
• Semi-structured interview with open questions carried out in several waves
Phase I
• Step 1: Interview motto
• Step 2: Summarised re-narration
• Step 3: Keyword list
• Step 4: Catalogue of themes
• Step 5: Paraphrasing
• Step 6: Central, interviewspecific categories
Phase II
• Synopsis
• Compression
• Comparative paraphrase
• Selection according to collectivities
• Group as a form of society that represents the Networking Techs
• Degree of networking, digital
communication, affinity for technology
digital competence indicators, technical enthusiasm, technical competence (min. 75%)
• comprehensive picture: German- speaking, balance between
women/men, eye-glasses wearers
36 - Bryman & Bell, 2011, pp. 402–406; Dresing & Pehl, 2018, p. 7; Flick, 2011, 2018; Jaeggi et al., 1998, p. 6; Kaivo-oja, 2017, p. 99; Tracy, 2019, p. 78 | 37 -European Commission, 2014, p. 6; Gladden, 2019, p. 18; Karrer et al., 2009 | 38 -Jaeggi et al., 1998, pp. 7-17