Magical UX and the Internet of Things
"What if this thing was magic?" The web is touching everyday objects now, and designing for the internet of things means blessing everyday objects, places, even people with extraordinary abilities—requiring designers, too, to break with the ordinary. Designing for this new medium is less a challenge of technology than imagination. Sharing a rich trove of examples, designer and author Josh Clark explores the new experiences that are possible when ANYTHING can be an interface. The digital manipulation of physical objects (and vice versa) effectively turns all of us into wizards. Sling content between devices, bring objects to life from a distance, weave "spells" by combining speech and gesture. But magic doesn't have to be otherworldly; the UX of connected devices should build on the natural physical interactions we have everyday with the world around us. This new UX must bend technology to the way we live our lives, not the reverse. Explore the values and design principles that amplify our humanity, not just our superpowers.
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- 5. VX thRee actS I. magiC & teChnologY ii. phYsicaL meeTs diGital iii. magIc, imaginEd
- 6. VX thRee actS I. magiC & teChnologY ii. phYsicaL meeTs diGital iii. magIc, imaginEd acT I magiC & teChnoloGy
- 7. u anY sufFicieNtly AdvanCed tEchnoLogy iS IndisTinguIshablE From Magic arThur C. clarKe
- 8. u onE goal: The cOmputEr diSappeaRs into the EnvirOnmenT alaN kay
- 14. VX thE phoNe is the First maGic wanD For eVeryoNe
- 15. VX thE phoNe is the First inTerneT of ThingS DevicE for everyoNe seNsors + smarTs + coNnectIvity
- 16. VX avAilablE At thE Point of iNspirAtion
- 20. VX moBile PhoneS Bring CompuTing Power To ImmobIle oBjects
- 21. VX embeD SmartPhone brains In anYthing
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- 26. VX avAilablE At thE Point of iNspirAtion
- 27. VX inTeracTion With thE Point of iNspirAtion
- 28. neIman marcUs: meMory mirrOr bIt.Ly/MemorY-mirrOr
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- 42. VX magiC & teChnologY thE comPuter is iNvisiblE thE poiNt of inspIratioN emBeddeD smartS ceNturiEs of ux ideas
- 43. VX magiC & teChnologY thE comPuter is iNvisiblE thE poiNt of inspIratioN emBeddeD smartS ceNturiEs of ux ideas acT ii phYsicaL meetS diGital
- 44. VX PhysicaL InterActioN with A DigitAl api
- 45. VX thE worlD Is thE intErfacE yoU know, like it aLways has beEn * *
- 46. VX thE worLd is A datA sourCe
- 47. snApshoT by prOgresSive inSuranCe ProgrEssive.cOm/auTo/SnapshOt
- 48. snApshoT by prOgresSive inSuranCe ProgrEssive.cOm/auTo/SnapshOt
- 53. VX thE worLd is reActive
- 56. miLitary.cOm: areS sanD tabLe bIt.Ly/SandtabLe
- 57. VX thE worLd is reActive inTentiOnal InterFaces
- 59. VX thE worLd is A big canvAs
- 60. argO desiGn: smarT duMb thinGs bIt.Ly/Smart-dumb
- 63. VX thE worLd haS dePth aNd maSs
- 66. VX phYsicaL & diGital gaTher Data For iNsighT ChannEl inTentioN usE the wholE big canvaS inTeracTions have mass
- 68. VX thIs is not A ChallEnge Of teChnoloGy. it’S a cHalleNge oF ImagiNation.
- 69. VX thIs is not A ChallEnge Of teChnoloGy. it’S a cHalleNge oF ImagiNation. acT iii magIc, imAgined
- 72. VX whAt if This Thing was Magic?
- 74. VX deSign foR The thiNg’S EssenTial ThingneSs
- 76. burJ khAlifa
- 78. VX baNk on IllusiOn. emBrace MisdiRectiOn.
- 82. VX don’T jusT add data. Add iNsight.
- 84. VX exPose aS LittlE tecHnologY As poSsible
- 91. syfy syNc: shArknadO 2 bIt.Ly/SharkNado-Lights
- 92. VX be a liTtle biT riDiculoUs
- 95. u thE FuturE of TechnOlogyhas AlwayS looKed likE A preTty toY To peOple ComfoRtablE witH the past. beNedicT evaNs
- 98. u hoW Smart Does Your bEd have to be, BeforE You aRe afRaid To go to sLeep At nigHt? ricH goLd
- 100. VX buIld sYstemS Smart enougH To knOw thEy’rE Not sMart Enough
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- 107. u it’S calleD a chAuffeUr. rollS royCe
- 108. the MagIc is not abouT the ThiNg InterNet oF thinGs
- 109. VX teChnolOgy sHould AmpliFy our HumaniTy
- 110. VX maGic iMagineD “whAt if this was Magic?” adD insigHt, not Just Data maKe thE tecH invIsiblE Make The tEch hUmane
- 111. VX it’S noT “can We?” It'S “how will We?”
- 112. VX it’S noT “can We?” It'S “how will We?” josH clArk iS @BigmeDiumjoSh fin BigmediUm.cOm