| Functionality
| Uses
| Time Frame |
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| Hypermedia (nonlinear traversal of multimedia information) | Interlinking of diverse subject matter; easier conceptual exploration, multiple simultaneous representations for learning | Current
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| Cognitive audit trails (automatic recording of user actions) | Support for finding patterns of sub-optimal performance | Current
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| Computer-supported cooperative work (design, problem solving, decision support) | Facilitation of team task performance | Current
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| Intelligent tutors and coaches for restricted domains | Models of embedded expertise for greater individualization | Current
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| Optical-disc systems with multiple read/write and mixed-media capabilities | Support of large databases; cheap secondary storage; shared distributed virtual environments | Current
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| Standardization of computer and telecommunications protocols | Easy connectivity, compatibility; lower costs | Current
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| User-specific, limited-vocabulary voice recognition | Restricted natural language input | Current
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| High quality voice synthesis | Auditory natural language input | Current
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| Sophisticated authoring and user interface management systems | Easier development of applications; reduced time for novices to master a program | Current
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| Widespread high-bandwidth fiber-optic and wireless networks | Massive real time data exchange | 2 years
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| Fusion of computers, telecommunications | Easy interconnection; universal “information appliances” | 3-5 years
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| Information “utilities” (synthesis of media, databases, and communications) | Access to integrated sources of data and tools for assimilation | 3-5 years
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| Microworlds (limited, alternate realities with user control over rules)DExperience in applying theoretical information in practical situationsD3-5 years
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| Semi-intelligent computational agents embedded in applications | Support for user-defined independent actions | 5-7 years
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| Advanced manipulatory input devices (e.g., gesture gloves with tactile feedback) | Mimetic learning which builds on real world experience | 5-7 years
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| Artificial Realities (immersive, multisensory virtual worlds) | Intensely motivating simulation and virtual experience | 7-10 years
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| “Information appliance” performance equivalent to current supercomputers | Sufficient power for simultaneous advanced functionalities | 7-10 years
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| Consciousness sensors (input of user biofeedback into computer) | Monitoring of mood, state of mind | 7-10 years
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| Artifacts with embedded semi-intelligence and wireless interconnections | Inclusion of smart devices in real world settings | 2010+
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