[Sigia-l] platforms where digital solutions exist

[James Melzer]

Your list starts from a solid base... internet-web, intranet, mobile,
TV & film, kiosk.

Another large and complicated category is vehicular digital solutions.
Eric hinted at it. The range of tasks is really broad (navigation,
entertainment, sensors, communications, weapons, etc.); the range of
use scenarios is also broad (oil tankers, luxury cars, military
vehicles, passenger jets, spacecraft, etc.); and the human UI options
are more diverse than any of the other categories mentioned (voice,
touch screen, dedicated buttons, multi-function buttons, and dozens of
unique custom controls - like the steering wheel or the flight stick).
Also, the R&D that goes into vehicular human interfaces is
considerable, largely thanks to the aerospace and defense industries.
(Anyone on the list from Lockheed Martin?)

I would also recommend adding a separate category for video games.
Like vehicles, video games offer an incredibly broad range of 'tasks'
(often mimicing vehicles, conveniently) but they do it with a single
set of multi-purpose controls. A user can operate a helicopter,
automobile or spaceship with equal aplomb using the dual joysticks and
11 buttons on an Xbox or PS3 controller. And PC gamers have the full
flexibility of a keyboard and mouse - hundreds of separate
customizable controls - at their disposal. It isn't the most effective
interface in most cases but it is the most efficient.

~ James

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On 8/13/07, Juan Ruiz <Juan.Ruiz at hyro.com> wrote:
>
> Eric, you make a good point by categorizing the digital solutions by
> inputs and outputs. It is a different approach that I might use in the
> future (thanks for that).
>
> But still, I'm looking for platform-based categorization. Maybe there
> just too many platforms to cite (as Ziya mentioned), but could there be
> few labels that will encapsulate all platforms where digital solutions
> exist? (internet-web, intranet, mobile, TV & film, kiosk)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Reiss [mailto:elr at e-reiss.com]
> Sent: Monday, 13 August 2007 2:36 PM
> To: Juan Ruiz; sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] platforms where digital solutions exist
>
> Rather than look at the myriad of platforms for digital solutions
> (F-16s, medical devices, websites, etc.) we've started to map
> physical features in a matrix:
>
> Inputs:
> Finger
> Stylus
> Keyboard
> Joystick
> Voice
> Other
>
> Outputs:
> Large screen
> Small screen
> LCD readout
> Earphones
> Paper
> Other/none
>
> Cheers,
> Eric Reiss
> FatDUX Copenhagen
> www.fatdux.com
>
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