This is pure awesome. The simple idea of haptic surfaces, where the surface reshapes itself on context, alone solves the single biggest problem with touchsurfaces: you can't feel the difference between "buttons."
I've been saying for a while that materials science in combo with nanotech will revolutionize interaction design. It already is with touchsurfaces, but that is just the beginning. Consider that the complexity of interaction design is related to the number of input and output possibilities. Have just buttons and lights? It's a simpler problem (and thus didn't yet need the term "interaction design".) Add in screen displays and keyboards, it gets more complex. Add in touch input/output, more complex. Now add in this technology, even more. And by "more complex" I of course mean "more fun." The practice of IxD is going to be handed some seriously fun challenges over the next few decades. Bring. It. On. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
