Slides from a talk at ixda interaction 18 in Lyon, France, about the lessons one can derive from exploring past technologies. I took the French context and describe the implications of the Minitel, the Nabaztag,T Teletactica as well as the Jacquard Loom for interaction design nowadays.
15. OTHERGEOMETRICFORMS
ARE
AD
DED
TO
THE
ORIGINALBRICKGIVING
ITA
DOG-
BONE
SHAPE
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1990
1991
2006
2010
1983
1994
2006
1996
1996
199019901993
1993
Fragmented
2 prongs pad
1987
1985
1985
1984
1987
1990
1988
1988
1994
1996
1993
1993
1995 1995 1998 2001 2001 2003 2005/7
1993
1994
1998
2001
2003
WITH A 90º ROTATION, THE BRICK
PAD BECOMES A 1 PRONG PAD
(STANDARD REMOTE CONTROL)
The Nintendo Classic Controller
Wii is an hybrid between a mask
and a dog-bone shape.
The Amiga CD 32 controller
is the only pad with
inverted prongs.
Apple’s Pippin controller is
the only pad with a
boomerang shape.
The Nintendo 64 pad
is the only pads with
3 prongs.
PADS BECOME FULL
3D SHAPED OBJECTS
THE
PADS
FACE
BECOMEBIGGERANDTHE
PRONGS
ARE
INTEGRATEDINTHESHAPE
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HE
BOOMERANGSHAPEDLEADSTO
THE
AFFIRMATIONOFTWOPRONGS
- - -
-
-
---->
- - - - - - THE ORIGINAL BRICK SHAPE IS DISTORTED - - - - - >
THE BRICK SHAPE
WAS INTENDED FOR
A USE ON A TABLE
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34. “The right telematics application:
1 does not require any user training or
instruction manual.
2 responds to a need and results in a
measurable advantage over the mode of
communication previously used.
3 never failed to logic
4 has a personality, own brand image
5 has no false leads or dead ends
6 is surprising, however, and lives with time
7 takes into account the user's training level
8 takes into account his/her personality
9 makes more money than it costs
10 makes you want to start again”
54. FROM NABAZTAG TO “CHILI INTERFACES”
“Maybe you want chili technology, maybe you
actually think that technology is something a bit
exciting that should push you a little bit. Not just
being in the background and do just what you want
to do, but sometimes, come in your life and have a
kind of unexpected effect.” Frédéric Kaplan
62. References
Caudwell, K. (2014). Into the Furbyverse: the narrative production of electronic
companions, PhD Thesis from Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Fernaeus, Y., Jonsson, M. & Tholander, J. (2012). Revisiting the Jacquard Loom: Threads
of History and Current Patterns in HCI, Proceedings of CHI’2012, Acm.
Mailland, J & Driscoll, K. (2017). Minitel. Welcome to the Internet, Cambridge, MIT Press.