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Reading: Interaction Design Rant - Bret Victor

 A brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design

 http://worrydream.com/#!/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign

The status quo sets the standard of what is normal and what is new. Hedonistic adaptation is a new idea where humans become excited by something new and one we get used to it, our happiness level changes, therefore the status quo changes what is now normal.

 The video featured in this reading focuses on a vision of future technology that is basically advanced 'picture-under-glass'. The devices we currently use are already considered picture-under-glass gadgets that are graphically and electronically designed to look good.

 iPhones, tablets and computers are designed as tools to help us complete tasks. 'A tool addresses human needs by amplifying human capabilities. That is, a tool converts what we can do into what we want to do. A great tool is designed to fit both sides.'

 Picture-under-glass tools require the use of touch. It is intuitive to touch and we learn so much by touching because we are able to feel and manipulate objects. However, touching pictures requires our eyes to know what do touch. If we had to use an iPhone with eyes close, could we successfully complete tasks? How would we know how finger was pressing the button if there is no response felt. We can only guess.

 Almost every object in the world provides feedback to an action that can be felt. It is usually so minimal that it is not even noticed, but we feel it and accept it. Pressing a button on my keyboard gives me feedback in the form on stopping movement when the button touch a hard surface. I then instinctively know the pushing the button has executed the task that I wanted to achieve. 'The sense of touch is essential to everything that humans have called 'work' for millions of years'.

 Picture-under-glass devices do not do this. Developing technology that is not intuitive is not helping society. It is going against human capabilities and is therefore not an effective tool. We want to focuses on creating tools that are going to help benefit human capabilities with new ideas and new technology.

 Thinking about the small things, such as the movement of fingertips and the responses objects give off helps to break down ideas. All these little things can be incorporated to help make new technologies successful. Instead of pushing society to change, making new technology as intuitive as possible will create successful devices because they work with human capabilities.


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