Get Real!
Posted: September 4th, 2009 | Author: Zef | Filed under: Digital Displays, Natural User Interfaces, Usability | No Comments »For years sci-fi movie-set designers and computer nerds have prophesised the advent of augmented reality, data overlaid onto transparent displays and pictures beamed directly onto our retinas.
Well, it’s starting to look like we’re now well on the path, for better or for worse.
A new generation of contact lenses built with very small circuits and LEDs promises bionic eyesight. Photo: University of Washington
I’m worried.
This technology in the hands of an unthinking user interface designer has the potential to hurt, maim or kill people.
