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How will the next generation of user interfaces work, and look?This presentation is from BIL 2009, where the concept of an open-source, user-centered model for modern human/computer interfaces was introduced.TRANSCRIPT
The Problem
WindowsIconsMenusPointer
Start Over
LIGHTFUL
dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex (dACC)
Larger Impact
Power Management Sticker
“Please turn offyour computer”
Power Management Sticker
“Please turn offyour computer”
17%
Power Management Sticker
“Please turn offyour computer”
30%17%
babysit
“A system shall not harm your
content or, through inaction,
allow your content to come to harm”
Modeless
Monotonous
Subservient
Interruptible
Persistent
Forgiving
Visible
Invisible
Modeless
Monotonous
Subservient
Interruptible
Persistent
Forgiving
Visible
Invisible
Modeless
Monotonous
Subservient
Interruptible
Persistent
Forgiving
Visible
Invisible
Lightful.org
“chartjunk”
“People who are really serious about software should make
their own hardware.”
The only backwards compatibility that matters is
your data
Applications Abolished
Eliminate“Save File”
Command line anywhere
No windows
Zoom World
Eliminateopen/close
Collaboration built in
Dedicated alert area
UniversalUndo
Abolish file names
Instant on/off
Streams vs. documents
Direct manipulation
Document-centric
Infinitely persistent
100% user subservient
Usability Specialists
Interaction Designers
Software Engineers
Hardware Engineers
IP Attorneys
Psychologists
Humanists
You