Pathway #3: Multi-person simultaneous UIs
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Simultaneous multi-person user interfaces (SMUIs)
Tablets are prompting a new behaviour, whereby two or more users interact with the same device at the same time. It is happening in a variety of environments, from couples browsing photos together on the sofa to business people interacting over a…
Hockney, iPad and creative expression
The Royal Academy in London has an exhibition of works by David Hockney, including a collection of pictures created with an iPad. The iPad works are at the physical heart of the galleries, occupying the largest room in the Royal Academy, and seem…
Searching for new UI metaphors
There were few visual interface developments which stood out at Mobile World Congress, not least because the small application developers at the forefront of UI experimentation were noticeably absent. This may be due in part to the increased cost…
MEX Inspirations: Kids + stickers + blank canvas = ?
Colossal published this fascinating set of photographs showing what happens when you give a group of children an unlimited number of sticks and a white-painted room to use as a blank canvas. I couldn’t help but think about how this might help…
OLO game shows simultaneous multi-person user interface in browser
Simultaneous multi-person user interfaces (SMUIs) were at the heart of MEX Pathway #3 and much discussed at MEX in December 2010. Tablets with multi-touch screens offer the enticing possibility of experiences which can be used by two or more …
Meet the speakers: Kate Ho, Founder, Interface3
Kate is contributing to Pathway #3 at the next MEX on 30 Nov – 01 Dec 2010, entitled: ‘Develop interface designs for multi-person, simultaneous use of touchscreens‘.
She brings a wealth of experience from digital table design (e.g. Microsoft Su…
Combining small screens for simultaneous collaboration
The emerging trend for interfaces which allow two or more people to interact with the same display at the same time is prompting one of the most significant changes UI practitioners have faced. The accepted convention of designing an interface to …
Gaming with simultaneous, multi-person touch
Game developers are continuing to experiment with interfaces which allow two or more people to interact with the same device at the same time. This video above is from Firstborn‘s Doflball game (named after the product’s senior designer Dofl …