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Usability Quote of the Day

February 6, 2012

The prevailing computer-human interaction (CHI) model of interface design has been partly responsible for the current state of the desktop computer. The breakthrough on which the field emerged was the admission of psychological principles. The resulting graphical user interface has been the focus of the field of computer-human interaction for nearly 20 years. This interface is a virtual control panel whose design has remained quite technology-centered. -- Malcolm McCullough, Digital Ground, 2004 (via interaction-design.org)

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Nintendo Revolution - The Controller

Not bad for a 15 year old. Can you hear me Nintendo? ...

"Sure, it’s probably a big, freaky hoax, but who are we not to fall for the work of a bored 15-year-old with a pirated copy of Photoshop and a dream?

With all the cryptic “strange interface” rumors floating around, a haptic touch dealie seems very plausible.

UPDATE - Meesa so clumsy! This is all Sega Dreamcasty, but whatevs. Except for the gyroscope, the haptics are possible." continued ... (Via Gizmodo)

Controller Concept - User Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Ergonomics