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Making Computing More Human-Centered

Posted by michael on from the breathe-deeply dept.

buzzdecafe writes "Interesting article in InfoWorld about the future of interface technologies, e.g. pointing your finger to move files around, etc. The story focuses on MIT's Project Oxygen, which aims to make computing more anthro-centric. (Check out the Visual Interaction stuff.)" We've written about Project Oxygen before.

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  1. Re:The QWERTY keyboard is still king! by PotatoHead · · Score: 4, Interesting

    You are right on with this. I have been working with a design package called FreeForm that uses the new Sensable Technologies Haptic input device.

    Being able to feel your model has significant advantages, but there is one subtle downside. You get *tired* quickly. One can run a MCAD or ID design package all day with a mouse and keyboard and not blink an eye. The haptic will leave your arm sore after a few hours.

    Personally I feel we have not done near enough with audio input...

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