Designing Smart Objects as Embodied Agents in Everyday Life

The aim of this workshop is to develop an interdisciplinary research agenda on smart objects to help frame future work in interaction design. The dramatic acceleration of digital technologies and their continuing integration into physical products is transforming everyday objects. These things include domestic appliances, furniture, clothing, and toys, which are being transformed into embodied agents capable of interacting with humans and with other objects in an intentful and intelligent manner.