Near Field Communication in Education? Arts? Wayfinding?

A few weeks ago I posted about the use of Near Field Communication at the Museum of London, and started to slowly gather information about the potential of this technology for use in educational settings.  Below are a few links, more to follow:


Future Forecasting: Near Field Communication (NFC) in mLearning
Diane Rees, Instructional Design Fusions

Reference for Diane's article:
Miraz, G.M., Ruiz, I.L., & Gómez-Nieto, M.A. (2009). University of Things: Applications of Near Field Communication Technology in University Environments. The Journal of E-working, 3(1), 52-64. Retrieved from http://www.inderscience.com/www/info/ijwi/art/tjew3101.pdf


One of Diane's links:
A Platform for Pervasive Infrastructures (pdf)
Saros, J., Lindstrom, D., & Karin Wollbrand, Ericsson Research


RELATED/SOMEWHAT RELATED
Near Field Communication adds a new Layer to Museums
Kirsten Winkler, Big Think, 8/18/11

Ervasti, M.; Isomursu, M.; Kinnuyla, M. Experiences from NFC Supported School Attendance Supervision for Children Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies 2009.  Ubicomm '0
Internet Librarian 2011:  Next Big Trends: Near Field Communication & Interactive Books
Gretchen Caserotti, Kristen Yarmey, and Sheli McHugh, Librarian in Black, 10/17/11
"Phygital" Wayfinding and Experience Mapping
Mark VanderKlipp, Corbin Design, 9/23/11
Near Field Communication: Changing the Digital Signage Value Proposition
NFC Bootcamp
How to Have Fun with Near Field Communication on Android
Ryan Whitwam, Tested,  4/27/11


NOTE:
More posts are in the works - update from interactive multimedia, games,  and NUI companies, links to great blogs, and more.

Near Field Communication (NFC) for SmartPhones at the Museum of London, plus related video and NFC links

I recently came across the following video demonstrating the use of NFC (Near Field Communication) at the Museum of London.  I wouldn't be surprised if this technology takes root in a variety of applications in the very near future!


Museum of London's use of Near Field Technology with Nokia

London History Museum Adopts Technology of Future
Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal, 8/16/11
"Museum of London has installed NFC RFID tags in its two location, to provide the growing number of NFC-enabled phone users with additional exhibit information, access to social Web sites and vouchers."
Byte at the museum
Trevor, Conversations by Nokia, 9/26/11


RELATED 
Apple, Microsoft Reported to Include NFC in 2012 Smartphones
Christina Bonnington, Wired Gadget Lab, 11/22/11

Gamification and NFC top 2012 Digital Trends
Wenlei Ma, AdNews12/12/11
Microsoft: NFC already supported in Windows Phone
Gareth Beavis, TechRadar.com, 12/9/11

Near Field Communication
Android Developers
Intel joins NFC Forum board
Telcompaper, 12/8/11

Join the NFC (Near Field Communication) Revolution Today
NFC Data Inc, Sacramento Bee, 11/30/11
"Pledge support. Set a new mobile wallet standard for security, convenience, and affordability! Think outside the phone!"

NFC Near Field Communication Tutorial
Radio-Electronics.com
"A summary overview or tutorial of Near Field Communications, detailing what is NFC and its technology"
Vending Machines Now Take Google Wallet Payments

-Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch