Re: Generic Sensor API Breakout planned at W3C TPAC

On Tue, 2014-10-07 at 15:48 +0200, Philipp Hoschka wrote:
> Should have added: there will likely be a possibility of remote
> participation, so this should also be of interest of folks that aren't
> physically at TPAC

Apparently it has been rescheduled strictly as a teleconference after
TPAC 
 
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> On 10/7/2014 3:46 PM, Philipp Hoschka wrote:
> 
> > Given the many sensors in a car and in the vehicle API, this
> > breakout session might be of interest of BG folks attending TPAC
> > 
> > https://www.w3.org/wiki/TPAC2014/SessionIdeas#Generic_Sensor_API
> > 
> > (copying description below)
> > 
> > > Generic Sensor API
> > >       * Proposer: Anssi Kostiainen, Mounir Lamouri
> > > 
> > > A number of sensors are already exposed to the Web Platform
> > > (e.g. Geolocation, Device Orientation) and new sensors are on
> > > their way (e.g. Ambient Light) -- however, each API looks and
> > > feels different. Is this an issue, and if yes, how to fix that?
> > > 
> > > Currently, there is no established design pattern for sensor APIs
> > > on the Web Platform. Meanwhile, outside the browser-land, the
> > > Node.js community has defined and implemented composable APIs for
> > > exposing new sensors rapidly. Can we learn from each other? In
> > > this session we discuss the known issues of the current sensor
> > > APIs on the Web Platform and review the recent concrete proposals
> > > for sensor API unification (see background materials). Example
> > > open questions: should we decouple the sensor APIs from the window
> > > object to make it feasible to implement the APIs in other contexts
> > > outside browsers (e.g. Node.js, Internet/Web of Things)?
> > > 
> > > The generic sensor API deliverable is in scope for the W3C Device
> > > APIs Working Group, but the concrete specification work has not
> > > yet started. Come join our session, and influence the direction of
> > > this potential new work item.
> > > 
> > >       * Type: open discussion
> > >       * Background materials: 
> > >               * Sensor API Unification Sketch by Rick Waldron
> > >               * Tim Volodine's proposal
> > >       * Interested in attending: Ryoichi Kawada, Rick Waldron,
> > >         Domenic Denicola, Tobie Langel, Claes Nilsson, DomHM,
> > >         Mounir Lamouri, Dave Raggett, Wonsuk Lee
> > 
> 

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