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 Dan Russell Director of User Sciences and Experience Research IBM Almaden Research Center |
Interfaces
of the Gestalt: Dealing with Computing Everywhere In the '00's, computing becomes pervasive, ubiquitous and universal. The battleground for the experience of computing is the interface. Yet for the most part, the UI community doesn't recognize the issues that need answers. We need to understand what this new style means for the users. What will the ubiquitously computational world become? Is it possible to design it to be a place we want to inhabit? To put it another way, what will the experience of truly ubiquitous computing be? In this talk, I'll focus on how the ubicomp / pervasive visions will come to pass at the interface, pointing out that the interface is only the visible manifestation of deeper problems. I'll explore potential pitfalls, and possible upsides to the new face of computing. And then ask ourselves the essential question: How can we make this computing revolution be more sane, more useful and far more humane? Approaches to solutions will be suggested, and surprising experiences related. |
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