Difficulties in Skill Acquisition and Pervasive Environments

Pervasive computing implies new application opportunity as a result of technology integrated into everday environments. Whether considering the sophistication of emerging mobile platforms, or the automation of routine tasks in service provision, technology mediated interaction is woven into the time between home, work and leisure. Two recently emerging areas of innovation regarding mobile and pervasive applications pertain to health and learning. However, where recent findings in these areas seem to indicate the potential for ubiquitous applications in everyday environments, there are caveats presented by the nature of interactions between traditional work, home and leisure environments. The paper introduces the opportunities, challenges and potential solutions to integrating robust health and training applications into automated journeys.