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What is the future of human-computer interaction? Stephen Lake, CEO of Thalmic Labs, believes that we’re going to see huge advances in how humans and computers interact in the next 10 years. Stephen will discuss factors leading up to the technological evolution and where man and machine’s relationship is headed in the future. Wearables are answering the question of how to make the digital world an extension of the human body. In particular, Stephen will highlight how wearables can be the ideal partner to augmented and virtual reality technology, completely immersing us in the experience, and creating an entirely new form of computing.