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Interface Hall of ?ame
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Interface Hall of Shame
SURGEON GENERALS WARNING SMOKING CAUSES LUNG
CANCER, HEART DISEASE, EMPHYSEMA, AND MAY
COMPLICATE PREGNANCY

• Intentional Hall of Shame member
• Thick frame clutters the words
• Sans serif, capital letters
• no distinction between letters illegible

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Interface Hall of ?ame
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Interface Hall of Shame
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Interface Hall of ?ame
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Interface Hall of Fame
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Interface Hall of ?ame
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Interface Hall of Shame
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Interface Hall of ?ame

• A homegrown interface Replica web site

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Midterm and Projects

• Great job on the midterm!
• We know it was a lot of writing
• Hey Scott, how was art school?
• Have you met with your mentors?
• How did it go?
• Hardware for Demo day

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Buxtons Law
Computer Processing Power
Human Processing Power
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UI History Command Line
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• general command language.
• totally disembodied
• narrow range of kinesthetic motion

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UI History Graphical UIs

• Less general
• use of metaphor, direct manipulation
• direct contact with displayed objects
• slightly wider range of kinesthetic motion

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Enter Physical Interfaces...

• Ishii ambientROOM video (1998)

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The HCI Trend

• embodiments become tighter
• manipulation becomes more direct
• input and output devices merge
• more load on interface, less on user
• goal invisible interaction

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Example List Navigation
Physical

• Object rolodex
• Properties sequential, circular, manipulable
• Manipulations rotate, grab
• Feedback visual, tactile

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Example List Navigation
Virtual

• Object Palm organizer
• Properties sequential, circular, manipulable
• Manipulations tilt, squeeze
• Feedback visual
• Sensors tilt, pressure

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Wellner The Digital Desk

• Roll the tape

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Spatially Aware Palmtops
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Spatially Aware Palmtops
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Spatially Aware Palmtops

• Passive geographical wall, active palmtop
• Palmtop acts as information lens
• Moving the tool near Boston shows info about
  Boston
• How did they prototype?

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Dolls Head Brain Surgery
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Dolls Head Brain Surgery

• Physicians interact with each other by voice and
  gesture, and that is how we believe they should
  interact with their computer systems. -- Ken
  Hinckley
• Spatial desktop interface
• Kinesthetic and tactile feedback

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Ishii Tangible v. Graphical