Human-Computer Interaction // Metamuse podcast episode 6

Digital Immersive Learning / Therapies + Ambient ComputingCan we build interfaces that respond to a multi-sensory input?Can we build systems where users can feel or experience an environment?Can we make knowledge available at the speed of thought?Can we provide directions to computers based on thought?Can we improve interfaces so we don’t lose the ... See more

Interface design for creative, thinking work is particularly important for software, which is a medium that has few true constraints. The medium of canvas or photography constrains output to two dimensions of shape and color. Recorded audio is a stream of sounds, writing is a stream of words. But software itself? It can take any perceptual form we ... See more