The brave new world of Natural User Interfaces Multi-touch is one of the most talked-about interaction paradigms, with the iPhone raising awareness of what’s possible. But even single-touch screens and the burgeoning trend of multi-user interfaces represent significant interface design challenges. Removing the mouse, the keyboard, and even menus and buttons from the user experience might seem radical, but therein lies the path to the natural user interface, or NUI, which could herald a major shift in interface design. At the Wellington UPA (Usabilty Professionals Association) Spring event Zef talked about the basics of designing for touchscreens and gestural interfaces and looked at what’s happening in NZ and overseas. Zef’s focus is ‘experience design’, which encapsulates user research, interaction design and information architecture.

2. DON’T GET GUI : GET NUI! the brave new world of gestural interfaces ZEF FUGAZ

3. Olympics – 319sqm. NUI by Reactrix, LEDs by Barko

4. Olympics – 319sqm. NUI by Reactrix, LEDs by Barko

8. Minority Report – no longer fiction

10. A quick history… Diagram : Stimulant.io

14. Not just for kids

15. Injury rehab centers have been using Nintendo Wii's

21. Click Suite’s interactive coffee table

22. Dan Saffer / Tap is the New Click Experience Design Director at Adaptive Path

26. Diagram : Dan Saffer

29. Darren David & Nathan Moody Stimulant

30. Challenges / Large Scale Displays 1440px 1050px 1440px x 1050px @ 6’ x 4’ = 20ppi

31. Challenges / Zones of Engagement ATTRACT: 3m

32. Challenges / Zones of Engagement ATTRACT: 3m

33. Challenges / Zones of Engagement INFORM: 1.5m

34. Challenges / Zones of Engagement ENGAGE: 0.5m

35. Challenges / Reading Zone Centre of user focus : 400px

36. Dennis Wixon User Research Manager - Microsoft Surface Computing.

37. Microsoft Surface

38. REALITY CHECK?

39. NUI in Govt GIS for Crisis Management? (Pictured: DAVE_G prototype)

40. NUI in Govt Transport? Photo by kpmarek

41. NUI in Govt Transport?

42. NUI in Govt Tourism?

43. NUI in Govt Property Reports?

44. NUI in Govt Voting? The opinions expressed here are my own personal opinions and do not necessarily represent my employer's view in any way.

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