Tag Archives: User Interface Technology

Summary: Visual interfaces are inherently superior to auditory interfaces for many tasks. The Star Trek fantasy of speaking to your computer is not the most fruitful path to usable systems. Voice interfaces will not replace screens as the medium of choice for most user … Continue reading →

Touch screen installations are by no means new. We have been using them in airports and ATMs for years now. With the advances in computing and gestural touch interfaces, we are starting to see them even be considered at the local … Continue reading →

(Note: This is a revised version of a paper that appeared in the Communications of the ACM 36, 4 (April 1993), 83-99 [reference 95].) Abstract Several new user interface technologies and interaction principles seem to define a new generation of user interfaces … Continue reading →