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The evolution of objects into hyper-objects: will it be mostly harmless?

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Objects may in the future become enhanced with new digital properties and information-communication capabilities, thus turning them into Hyper-Objects. This paper describes an approach towards defining Hyper-Objects, and examines to what extent their advance affects our existing lifestyle patterns.

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Acknowledgments.

We would like to thank Fiona Raby, Tony Dunn, Panos Markopoulos, J. Darzentas and Philips Design (special thanks to L. Goulden, J. Cass, F. Rees, among others) for discussing extensively and sharing with us their vision and inspiration.

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  1. University of Aegean/Computer Technology Institute (C.T.I.), P.O. Box 1122, GR-261 10 Patras, Greece

    Irene Mavrommati

  2. Computer Technology Institute (C.T.I.), P.O. Box 1122, GR-261 10 Patras, Greece

    Achilles Kameas

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Mavrommati, I., Kameas, A. The evolution of objects into hyper-objects: will it be mostly harmless?. Pers Ubiquit Comput 7, 176–181 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-003-0223-1

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