ABSTRACT
In the preface of his work, Landmarks of Tomorrow, Peter Drucker states that he makes no attempt at forecasting the future; his focus is on anticipating. Drucker looks at the history of modern technology over the last 200 years or so, and notes that the important breakthroughs that took place were actually changes in the foundations of the system. It is intrinsic in humans to strive for more, and in the process adapt to a new way of life, while discarding the infrastructures of the past. To augment an experience means to make it of greater value, amplified in layers of dimension, manifested as visual stimuli, sound, data, info-graphics, all enhancing the perception of reality from the user's point of view. Augmenting machines means more than understanding technology; it means understanding behavior and trying to have answers before the questions are asked.
