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XXVIII.2 March - April 2021
Page: 82
Digital Citation

Distributed interaction design: Designing human-centered interactions in a time of social distancing


Authors:
Abdullah Ali, Meredith Morris, Jacob Wobbrock

At the time of this writing, some countries are still enforcing stay-at-home orders and the world population is continuing to practice self-isolation to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In times of crisis, innovation is essential and human-centered innovation is paramount. Despite decades of improved design and usability practices, creating systems with interactions that are highly guessable, learnable, memorable, enjoyable, and accessible is still a persistent challenge. This challenge is exacerbated by the number of emerging intelligent technology platforms and environments such as wearable devices, drones and robots, interactive surfaces and fabrics, voice-controlled intelligent assistants, and virtual and augmented…




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