I love Human Computer Interaction and it has reason, it
deals with two most powerful and complex machines in the world, a computer and
human! If we visualize human computer interaction in various phases, we can
conclude that it grown like –
Type => Click
=> Speak => Touch => Behave
Last phase behave is most interactive and is related with
natural user interaction, where you are the controller. Kinect can be seen as
an example of this. You can control machines using some gestures that you do
naturally in real life.
Recently, I found some technologies on the web, really immersive and interactive. I feel they are worth mentioning here.
Recently, I found some technologies on the web, really immersive and interactive. I feel they are worth mentioning here.
Disney turns
houseplants into multi touch surfaces-
Amazing
technology by Disney where plants can be easily converted into remote
controllers. Here, unlike Kinect, plants are the controllers of a computer
instead of human. And that makes it innovative. It’s different! It’s something
that was never thought and seen before.
Immersive display experience
–
A
patent, recently filed by Microsoft, looks like something immersive. They may
release it as a part of Xbox in its next version.
Power of your palms –
A
joint research by Newcastle university and Microsoft research, Cambridge, tries to
achieve which could not be achieved precisely by Kinect so far. This sensor
also has an IR emitter and it can be wore like watch. It can recognise all
movements of your palm including fingers very precisely. You must have a look
here.
After watching these technologies
coming up (though they are from Behave phase of HCI), I believe that the next
phase of HCI will be “Think”! J
Looking forward!
Thanks for reading!
Cheers…
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