The Future of Surfaces in Healthcare and Beyond

Augmented reality displays, transparent touchscreens, shape-shifting buildings, digital tattoos with screens, living organisms as vibrating information panels, projectors turning any exterior into a control panel: the future of surfaces is as exciting as never before. How could medicine and healthcare benefit from the change in the usage of surfaces in the future? Beauty and aesthetics of the surfaces around humans In the cacophony of noise, colors and constant stimuli, humans of the 21st century are yearning after simplicity, cleanliness, and nature. Clear-cut shapes, single colors and natural materials. An escape from the vibrating, fully packed screens, the tumultuous urban environments, the mess of too many objects. No wonder that Marie Kondo and tidying up is so popular lately. And that wish for simplicity, cleanliness and streamlined forms is how our smartphones got lost their keyboards and buttons in recent years – with other industries mimicking its minimalistic design. An empty surface, which can turn into the greatest Swiss army knife ever devised, through interaction, connectivity, and contextual response, could be used almost everywhere. The latest vehicle interiors, our television sets, information screens in shopping malls – all mimic that surface. Thus, we started to contemplate whether and how healthcare adopted that design and what happens to surfaces in the future. What happens to that part of an object which gets into contact with the outside world, inc...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Healthcare Design augmented reality display future futuristic Hospital hospital design Innovation LED screen smartphone surface technology touchscreen VR Source Type: blogs