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So, here's a Vision Of The Future that's popular right now.
It's a lot of this sort of thing.
As it happens, designing Future Interfaces For The Future used to be my line of work. I had the opportunity to design with real working prototypes, not green screens and After Effects, so there certainly are some interactions in the video which I'm a little skeptical of, given that I've actually tried them and the animators presumably haven't. But that's not my problem with the video.
My problem is the opposite, really — this vision, from an interaction perspective, is not visionary. It's a timid increment from the status quo, and the status quo, from an interaction perspective, is actually rather terrible.
This matters, because visions matter. Visions give people a direction and inspire people to act, and a group of inspired people is the most powerful force in the world. If you're a young person setting off to realize a vision, or an old person setting off to fund one, I really want it to be something worthwhile. Something that genuinely improves how we interact.
This little rant isn't going to lay out any grand vision or anything. I just hope to suggest some places to look.
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<p>So, here's a Vision Of The Future that's popular right now.</p> <p class="movie"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a6cNdhOKwi0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe></p> <p style="margin-top: 20px;">It's a lot of this sort of thing.</p> <p><img src="Images/Shots.png" alt="" height="295" width="600"></p> <p>As it happens, designing Future Interfaces For The Future used to be my <a href="http://worrydream.com/Apple">line of work</a>. I had the opportunity to design with real working prototypes, not green screens and After Effects, so there certainly are some interactions in the video which I'm a little skeptical of, given that I've actually tried them and the animators presumably haven't. But that's not my problem with the video.</p> <p>My problem is the opposite, really — this vision, from an interaction perspective, is <i>not visionary</i>. It's a timid increment from the status quo, and the status quo, from an interaction perspective, is actually rather terrible.</p> <p>This matters, because <i>visions matter</i>. Visions give people a direction and inspire people to act, and <i>a group of inspired people is the most powerful force in the world</i>. If you're a young person setting off to realize a vision, or an old person setting off to fund one, I really want it to be something worthwhile. Something that genuinely improves how we interact.</p> <p>This little rant isn't going to lay out any grand vision or anything. I just hope to suggest some places to look.</p> |
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