One more (I can’t resist) step toward full body interfaces. Great idea for many reasons and situations and as an alternative to keyboards, mouse, joystick, etc. MojoKid writes “When it comes to controlling your favorite PC title, you’ve got a few options. There’s a mouse. There’s a keyboard. There’s a control pad and the joystick. [...]
As usual, our usability leaders have shown a light on the shortcomings of the latest user interfaces. I don’t necessarily take these reviews as an admonition of all that is gestural, but as cautionary tales for designers moving forward. Jakob Nielsen, Kinect Gestural UI: First Impressions Don Norman, Gestural Interfaces: A Step Backwards In Usability
In the process of developing applications for mobile devices, professionals are finding that the traditional methods of testing do not always apply. A recent white paper published by Macadamian outlines some key areas to be aware of. When planning your testing effort for a mobile device application, in addition to the usual functional testing, it [...]
This is an announcement of an upcoming event from a message sent to me by Dan Saffer. I can’t say enough good things about Mr Saffer as well as his Kicker Studio. They are always on the cutting edge of touch and gesture interfaces. Kicker Studio is happy to announce Device Design Day: a one-day [...]
Several years ago, I found TED and started watching amazing 18 minute videos of people changing the world. One of the most amazing videos I saw (and posted) was of Pattie Maes of MIT’s Media Labs showing what her graduate student, Pranav Mistry, had created; a 6th Sense hardware that was cobbled together from existing [...]
