Category Archives: Interaction Design

Are we really going to accept an Interface Of The Future that is less expressive than a sandwich?

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Are we really going to accept an Interface Of The Future that is less expressive than a sandwich?

Please do give Bret Victor’s post, “A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design“. The post primarily focuses on expanding our ideas about interaction beyond the “picture under glass” metaphor. It definitely got me thinking:

Q. Human beings have the amazing capacity to ‘think’ an experience and physiologically experience what we thought. The downside of this capability is the stress we feel in our day to day lives. That said, do we need to offload the expressiveness of our minds to a new technology like a tactile mobile device? Zebra loosing its stripes over stress.

Q. How do we designers go about building upon the capabilities of our hands (and bodies) in new interfaces? Software and UI development is so much easier and cheaper to do. There are business models that support our efforts. Hardware innovation is very expensive. I’d love to explore new types of interactions but how does a small player compete with a Microsoft Kinect?

Just some open-ended questions. If you have any thoughts, please do share them.

Make sure to read the follow-up responses at the bottom of his post. Pretty interesting.

Augmented Reality Book: Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde

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A very interesting example of an augmented reality book. Although we have the iPad (and a slew of tablets coming soon), this experiment excites me regarding the potential of digital ink. Of course, maybe I’m stuck in the “book” format paradigm whereas the new digital generation have no nostalgic ties. That said, there’s something comforting about a book and with digital ink, the interactive experience you see with Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde wouldn’t be so disjointed. Nice job though!

Children and the iPad is like Peanut Butter and Jelly? Maybe.

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If you’re a product designer/interaction designer, this video is a must see.

Also, please read the insightful post made by this little girl’s father here.

The future of ebooks on the iPad?

Written by jason. Filed under Interaction Design, Technology. Comments Off.

A nice demo by Penguin Books. If you get a chance, please read some of the comments on Gizmodo. The one strange thing about the demo is the lack of actual “reading” on the iPad. Are these examples actually “books”? The other thing this demo makes me wonder is what will future authors of ebooks look like?