The Physical Interface
We suddenly live in a strange and wonderful nexus of digital and physical. Touchscreens let us hold information in our hands, and we touch, stretch, crumple, drag, and flick data itself. Our sensor-packed phones even reach beyond the screen to interact directly with the world around us. While these digital interfaces are becoming physical, the physical world is becoming digital, too. Objects, places, and even our bodies are lighting up with with sensors and connectivity. We’re not just clicking links anymore; we’re creating physical interfaces to digital systems. This requires new perspective and technique for web and product designers. The good news: it’s all within your reach. With a rich trove of examples, Designing for Touch author Josh Clark explores the practical, meaningful design opportunities for the web’s newly physical interfaces.
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The Physical Interface
- 2. a quick trip to the near future
- 5. THERE ARE A MILLION WAYS WE COULD GET THIS WRONG
- 6. A MILLION WAYS WE COULD GET THIS WRONG so let’s think hard about how we might get it right
- 14. TOUCH DATA like a physical object
- 16. our job is to TRANSLATE INTENT INTO ACTION
- 17. DIGITAL PHYSICAL
- 19. THE SMARTPHONE IS THE FIRST HUGE IOT DEVICE sensors smarts connection
- 21. www.w3.org/standards/techs/js • RECORD AUDIO & VIDEO • UNDERSTAND SPEECH • MAKE & HEAR SOUND • SCREEN SHARING • VIBRATE • VIDEO CONFERENCE • ACCELEROMETER • AMBIENT LIGHT
- 23. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
- 24. SENSOR INPUT TO THE WEB four kinds of physical interfaces
- 25. SENSOR INPUT TO THE WEB NOTIFICATION FROM THE WEB four kinds of physical interfaces
- 26. SENSOR INPUT TO THE WEB NOTIFICATION FROM THE WEB AVATAR OF DIGITAL INFO four kinds of physical interfaces
- 27. SENSOR INPUT TO THE WEB NOTIFICATION FROM THE WEB AVATAR OF DIGITAL INFO PHYSICAL INTERACTION four kinds of physical interfaces
- 28. SENSOR INPUT TO WEB SERVICES the web gets physical 1.
- 29. MOBILE gives COMPUTING POWER to IMMOBILE OBJECTS
- 34. bt.tn
- 36. DO THIS TODAY
- 37. NOTIFICATION FROM WEB SERVICES the web gets physical 2.
- 38. Glowcaps
- 39. WEB ≠ BROWSER
- 40. Ringly
- 41. Lechal
- 45. DO THIS TODAY
- 47. PHYSICAL AVATAR OF DIGITAL INFO the web gets physical 3.
- 49. What if a physical store could do all the best things an online store can do? @LizaKLIZA KINDRED
- 54. YOU COULD TOUCH A PRODUCT TO GET ITS INFO @LizaK asks: what if...
- 55. YOU COULD TOUCH A ZIPCAR TO RENT IT INSTANTLY @LizaK asks: what if...
- 56. YOU PAID JUST BY WALKING OUT OF THE STORE WITH A PRODUCT @LizaK asks: what if...
- 66. THE PHYSICAL WEB
- 72. THE INTERACTION IS STILL ON SCREEN
- 73. phoTo: eriC J. smiTh
- 74. PHYSICAL INTERACTION the web gets physical 4.
- 76. @LARRYLEGEND
- 79. DO THIS TODAY push the possibilities of everyday devices
- 80. IT’S A CHALLENGE OF IMAGINATION it’s not a challenge of technology
- 86. PHYSICAL OBJECTS TELL US HOW THEY’RE USED
- 94. Burj Khalifa
- 97. A E I O U
- 101. THIS IS THE THING BEYOND THE PHONE
- 102. A SINGLE A.I. INTERFACE FOR OVER 300 SERVICES
- 105. COMPUTERS ARE BETTER AT SPEAKING THAN LISTENING Chris Crawford
- 107. IT’S TO IMPROVE THE CONVERSATION the goal is not to make things talk
- 108. SENSOR INPUT TO THE WEB NOTIFICATION FROM THE WEB AVATAR OF DIGITAL INFO PHYSICAL INTERACTION four kinds of physical interfaces
- 110. HOW SMART DOES YOUR BED HAVE TO BE BEFORE YOU’RE AFRAID TO GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT? Rich Gold
- 117. AMPLIFY OUR HUMANITY
- 118. DON’T INFANTALIZE
- 119. Obligatory mention of Minority Report
- 122. DO THIS TODAY check the values of your creation