Authors:
Donald Norman
Want to know what I think the next UI breakthroughs will be? Here are two, both of which can be considered a return to fundamentals: Command line languages Physicality: the return to physical devices, where we control things by physical movement; turning, moving, and manipulating appropriate mechanical devices This column discusses the return to command line interfaces. In a future column I will talk about the return to physical controls: physicality. COMMAND LINE LANGUAGES Once upon a time, computers were controlled by commands. The interaction paradigm was based on a control language; users entered commands and respective arguments…
You must be a member of SIGCHI, a subscriber to ACM's Digital Library, or an interactions subscriber to read the full text of this article.
GET ACCESS
Join ACM SIGCHIIn addition to all of the professional benefits of being a SIGCHI member, members get full access to interactions online content and receive the print version of the magazine bimonthly.
Subscribe to the ACM Digital Library
Get access to all interactions content online and the entire archive of ACM publications dating back to 1954. (Please check with your institution to see if it already has a subscription.)
Subscribe to interactions
Get full access to interactions online content and receive the print version of the magazine bimonthly.
Post Comment
No Comments Found