Blogjects in the World of Interconnected Things (2)

Extension to my first thoughts for Today’s Blogjects in the World of Interconnected Things. Unfortunately I do not have too much to dedicate myself to the questions asked by Nicolas and Julian.

A blogject is…?
A context-aware and social-aware object that periodically communicates on categorized themes with its owner(s) and fellow blogjects using web protocols and blog stantdards.

What are examples of mobile, tangible, chatty networked objects today?
Tagged cows, My electricity and gaz counters (I receive a bill in the end of the month). I am still trying to find the first blogject in history. I believe blogjects might go back until ancient history.

“Technology-Fiction” is a genre of writing based upon Fictional Technology for design-innovation practices in which the style and language of technical, design, research and technical report writing is used to help envision an imaginary (future or past) technology that does not yet exist. It is distinct from fictional technology in that it emphasizes the social-cultural aspects of the world in which the technology exists, and distinct from science fiction in that . In effect, technology-fiction is a way to creatively explore novel, potentially unrealizable forms of technology for the purposes of design-innovation. In what usage contexts do you think a blogject or something related to this concept could be part of a compelling design?
Humans have a social identities and status in the physical and virtual space (with these 2 worlds now converging). Object do not have social statuses in the real world (expect some exception). Some objects are actually used to change an identity (a car, a cell phone, clothes, …) Blogjects might gain social status in the digital world and it would be interesting to see how to design blogjects that challenge their owner’s social status.

What would then be the design challenges of creating such a thing?
Make it grasp the context in uncontrolled environments and transfer a sense of trust. Affordable communicatation (except PAN, connectivity has a price). Make sense out of context. Or do we want lying objects?

For particular objects and specific user communities, consider blogject scenarios.
* Children… as en extension of the tamagochi or nintendos. Old people to feel less alone. Summarize my day (to-do list follower) and send it my girlfriend’s blogjects

Think about an object that can track history of interactions with other objects or with people. How might these interaction histories be used?
As memory, reasoning and imagination helper. Blogjects could be yet another physical form to extend our memoroy. To keep track of my unformal social network. To prevent us from interacting with people. Externalize imagination??

Alongside of recording its history of encounters and experiences (where it has been and what it has seen, for example) what would a blogject have to say to other blogjects?
Sharing gossips