Please email your answers back to me by the end of the day Friday. This is an individual writing assignment, so please do not consult others in the class.
1. The authors of the Connexus/Awarenex paper state that the systems were designed for the workplace. Why might certain features of these systems be inappropriate in a non-workplace setting? What features might be useful in a non-workplace setting, and why? [1 page max]
2. The system described in the Lilsys paper tries to go beyond simple notions such as "not using the keyboard" to indicate unavailability, by using complex sensors and trying to infer whether someone is available or not. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the simple approach and the complex sensor-and-inferrencing approach. [1 page max]