Sure the geeky gloves might not be very sexy. But I think this is definitely a step in the right direction. We as a group (us interaction specialists etc) take it for granted how comfortable we are with technology. But if you really think about it there is nothing intuitive to our human nature in the mouse and keyboard.
I think a great example of this is the Nintendo Wii. Of course the hard-core gamers had a hard time moving back in time with the visual quality. But the numbers really speak for themselves ( http://nexgenwars.com/ ) that people that didn't game before were feeling much more comfortable with picking up a Wii Remote and waving it around. I will never forget the first time I tried the interaction with Metroid Prime on the Wii. Not a fan of 3D shooters myself I couldn't believe how immersed I was into the game now having the ability to point to where I wanted to look or shoot. It seems funny but it seems to me that us Techies are the ones most cynical of changes in this area. And yet the comfort we get from the Wii and the iPhone are omens of the inevitable direction. Personally I'm excited for the day I'll no longer be chained to one screen and one chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=35672 ________________________________________________________________ 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
