tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post8770911061454468506..comments2024-03-27T23:56:25.286-07:00Comments on Cabinet of Wonders: Social Sewing and Networked ObjectsHeather McDougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-53677625406314944532009-08-13T18:00:41.126-07:002009-08-13T18:00:41.126-07:00What a neat story. Thanks for posting this.
Hey,...What a neat story. Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />Hey, we met at Anticipation in Montreal last weekend. It was great talking with you. I hope you enjoyed the rest of the con.Anne Harrishttp://friskbiskit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-54886514042983629212009-07-22T05:06:51.197-07:002009-07-22T05:06:51.197-07:00This is such a wonderful idea and a really interes...This is such a wonderful idea and a really interesting story behind it as well. The future is here: technology where you don't have to think about interaction with it, it's just part of what you do normally. I think it has applicationw for a younger demographic as well.Lady Meerkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479496402637870243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-17308217660840460842009-07-19T22:33:49.662-07:002009-07-19T22:33:49.662-07:00That is an incredible thing to have put about.That is an incredible thing to have put about.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-42979335226868594112009-07-19T18:25:14.756-07:002009-07-19T18:25:14.756-07:00I don't have a problem with designed interface...I don't have a problem with designed interfaces; I use them all the time and they're great for what they do. I do, however, like the idea of individualized interfaces, and I think that they do require learning. I also don't always like the choices that are made to "improve" an interface (Adobe Flash is a fine example of an incredibly useful program which anyone was able to learn and use, which grew until it became an overwhelming, bloated program suitable to be used only by people in the industry. I would like to see a new version of the "old" Flash interface, which I can teach to middle school kids).<br /><br />My issues with industry-designed interfaces aside, what you ask is totally relevant. Of course, if the person using the interface is a digital native, the interface should reflect that; however, there are many ways in which we interact with the world, and for this particular woman, the sound of the sewing machine (not a recording of the sound but the actual, in-the-room vibrations) was incredibly soothing and meant a lot to her. So it is exciting to see people using all those other ways of interacting with the universe to design interfaces. <br /><br />For example, we all use knives and forks to eat. What kind of interface could one create to do something - for example helping dieters be more conscious of their portions - which uses the knife, fork, and plate to communicate something? The thing is, sometimes a digital or steampunk "designed" interface isn't the same as that everyday interaction that we all have, with the cutlery, the toilet, the bedding, the knitting needles. So why not use the things we're already using to make something else happen?<br /><br />The thought excites me, because it means we're breaking out of the box of industry interfaces. Not that the industry interfaces are wrong, just that these other options broaden the horizons in new and interesting ways.<br /><br />Cheers!Heather McDougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-50458833031953004232009-07-18T19:43:19.889-07:002009-07-18T19:43:19.889-07:00Hi Heather - love your blog and ideas, have even q...Hi Heather - love your blog and ideas, have even quoted them in an academic paper or two!<br /><br />I have a random quibble, and I'm curious to hear your viewpoint. I agree that the tools should be in everyone's hands to make what they please, but isn't the cat already out of the bag? Meaning: for Despina and her friends, this interface makes sense. But for so-called digital natives, would they need such an interface? Sure, they could implement it if they wanted to, but they could just as easily implement it as a 1980s-style video game visualization on a wall painted with OLED material, or as a series of steampunk dials and gauges, or heck via a cell phone or a web page. <br /><br />I guess what I'm frustrated with is the bandying about in various places in a somewhat obscure fashion that all older and current interfaces are wholly unsuitable. I worry about the baby being thrown out with the bathwater. Or am I just overreacting because I happen to like the current set of interfaces and find myself frustrated by more 'transparent' ones due to my desire to constantly 'tweak the bare metal'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com