History Of Interfaces

WALKIN’ BLASTERS

The History of Portable Social Music Players

The History of Conversational Interface

Thoughts on Voice Interfaces

In Finding a voice, the author warns that the language-based interfaces may blur the line between machine and human. For you, what are the consequences of language-based interfaces for our society? Use specific examples to support your opinion.

Thoughts on Text-Based Interaction

• The author stresses that there are times when “textual, command-line interfaces are still better-suited than GUIs”. What kinds of problems, tasks, and situations lend themselves to text-based interaction?

The History of Touch Technology

Reading Reflection: Augmenting Human Intellect

Today, we are accustomed to using a personal computer. In 1962, however, the computer was not a tool for the personal use of an individual. It is surprising that Douglas C. Engelbart’s vision is what we are pursuing right now. When computers take…

Reading Reflection: Aesthetics Beyond Buttons

Aesthetics Beyond Buttons -Monumental Attractions: Toward An Archaeology of Public Media Interfaces by Erkki Huhtamo

- What did you learn from this reading?

Reading Reflection: The Rules of Interface Design

For me, Raymond and Landley’s rule of distractions and rule of flow are the most interesting because they are apparently contradictory statements. According to the article, the rule of distractions leads the users to be inattentive. On the…

UI in Daily Life

1. Wake up: iPhone’s alarm app