Interfaces that conform to the user
…and not us conforming to a physical device, Jeff Han says.
While his presentation at TED 2006 did wonders in visually explaining it’s plain wrong to accept the mouse and keyboard interface, but more important showing the way to a drastically different way of things. It’s significant to allow us to break free from the de facto. The intuitiveness of his system is simple and doesn’t require the user to have had a previous learning experience.
I’m not certain just yet on the mainstream availability. There is one big issue: while the system does present a cool way of interfacing with our programs. Will it disrupt what makes us productive? How many physical components are needed? And the size? Unfortunately, the drafting table display Han used during his presentation is not feasible for everyday usage. I’d really like to see a scaled down version for home usage and/or one for the office setting. Another would be a modular system, something that can be packed up for storage and vice for deployment.
In any case, this is a good forward movement.
Link: Can’t Touch This - Jeff Han - Touch Screen.
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