The document discusses different types of interfaces for human-computer interaction including ubiquitous computing, ambient devices, tangible user interfaces, and surface computing. Ubiquitous computing aims to integrate computing into everyday objects and activities. Ambient devices use lighting and other non-screen methods to represent data. Tangible user interfaces make use of physical objects to represent and manipulate digital information. Surface computing allows for multi-touch interaction.

1. Interfaces, Surface Computing and Ubiquitous Computing BarCamp The “Unconference” RMIT Saturday, November 15, 2008 Eric Hosick Cuong Huynh

2. Interfaces Computing is all about interface.

3. Ubiquitous Computing Can we interact with computers without an interface? “ Ubiquitous computing ( ubicomp ) is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.” - Ubiquitous_computing (Wikipedia). Using music, instead of displays, to represent stock market data. Using this method, users are able to spot trends more accurate.

4. What!?!??! What are we looking at? What could this be used for? ‘ AmbientDevices’ [image] 2008

5. Product from Ambient Devices Interfaces with internet. Glows green to indicate market is trending up. ‘ AmbientDevices’ [image] 2008

6. Weather Information Weather conditions are displayed using a colorful cube.

7. How about this?

8. Tangible User Interface Microsoft Surface Retractable – Musical instrument. Marble Answering Machine by Durrell Bishop (1992). A marble represents a single message left on the answering machine . Dropping a marble into a dish plays back the associated message or calls back the caller. – ‘Tangible User Interface’ (Wikipedia)