Interfaces for humans (panel): natural interaction, tangible data, and beyond
When users talk about computers, they usually describe the interfaces, because, for most users, the interface is the system. As Bill Buxton says, “The most powerful force in shaping people’s mental model of the nature of the beast is that which they see, feel, and hear.” It seemed to take forever for toggle-switch panels to evolve into today’s WIMPs, and both are still visual/motor-based controls; in fact, switch panels were probably more haptically satisfying! “Keyboards only work for people who know the Roman alphabet. In 20 years, people will laugh at us for calling that technology,” says Mark Lucente.