Session Title
Are Natural User Interfaces Mainstream Yet?
Presenter
Sabrina Boler, Artefact Group
Session Type: Discussion
While the iPhone and Nintendo Wii are two of just a short list of products that have successfully utilized Natural User Interfaces (NUIs), many industry analysts are trying to predict how wildly successful the NUI market will be in the near future.
Until recently, the parts required to build NUI devices were expensive, but higher volumes and technology advancements have enabled lower production costs and retail availability/selection of touch-based devices is no longer a barrier to consumer adoption. Does that mean it’s just a matter of time before NUIs become mainstream? According Sabrina Boler at Artefact, the answer is YES.
Sabrina Boler, an expert in creating and developing Natural User Interfaces (NUIs), can prepare a presentation and lead a discussion from a design perspective on how NUIs are set to transform product designs in the future.
In addition, Sabrina will discuss:
* The market opportunity/expected growth of NUIs
* Design challenges companies face when integrating NUIs into their product designs
* What drivers will play a key role in the success and expansion of the NUI market
* Why the PC and mobile industries may soon see a broad market success with NUIs
With Sabrina’s experience as the Design Manager for Microsoft Surface, where — as one of the original team members — she built a team that brought to life the potential of Surface’s capabilities, she can discuss Microsoft Surface as a key example of a NUI. Microsoft Surfaces uses a unique NUI which includes touch screen, multi-touch gesture and object recognition capabilities — but where is it headed next?
Questions surrounding how NUI technology will be best utilized have yet to be answered.
Sabrina can discuss the trends associated with Microsoft Surface, NUIs in general and the user interface market including:
* Future features to Microsoft Surface/NUIs such as voice recognition, biometrics and proximity sensing
* What’s next for the touch screen market considering that they have begun dominating our lives through cell phones, built-in displays like GPS and touch-enabled PCs — to name a few
By way of background Artefact is a design consultancy that has recently worked with a number of big-name technology companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Intel and HTC to develop breakthrough user experiences — most of which involve NUIs, including the Microsoft Surface and the HTC Touch Diamond.
Biography
Sabrina has 13 years of design and design management experience, holds multiple patents and has worked on a wide variety of technology products from evolutionary to revolutionary, on hardware and software, from pre-concept to execution.
Prior to joining Artefact, Sabrina had a long tenure at Microsoft where she first started as a designer and shortly thereafter took on roles in design management, most recently as the Design Manager for Microsoft Surface, where — as one of the original team members — she built a team that brought to life the potential of Surface’s capabilities.
Discussions
Are Natural User Interfaces Mainstream Yet?
Session Title
Are Natural User Interfaces Mainstream Yet?
Presenter
Sabrina Boler, Artefact Group
Session Type: Discussion
While the iPhone and Nintendo Wii are two of just a short list of products that have successfully utilized Natural User Interfaces (NUIs), many industry analysts are trying to predict how wildly successful the NUI market will be in the near future.
Until recently, the parts required to build NUI devices were expensive, but higher volumes and technology advancements have enabled lower production costs and retail availability/selection of touch-based devices is no longer a barrier to consumer adoption. Does that mean it’s just a matter of time before NUIs become mainstream? According Sabrina Boler at Artefact, the answer is YES.
Sabrina Boler, an expert in creating and developing Natural User Interfaces (NUIs), can prepare a presentation and lead a discussion from a design perspective on how NUIs are set to transform product designs in the future.
In addition, Sabrina will discuss:
* The market opportunity/expected growth of NUIs
* Design challenges companies face when integrating NUIs into their product designs
* What drivers will play a key role in the success and expansion of the NUI market
* Why the PC and mobile industries may soon see a broad market success with NUIs
With Sabrina’s experience as the Design Manager for Microsoft Surface, where — as one of the original team members — she built a team that brought to life the potential of Surface’s capabilities, she can discuss Microsoft Surface as a key example of a NUI. Microsoft Surfaces uses a unique NUI which includes touch screen, multi-touch gesture and object recognition capabilities — but where is it headed next?
Questions surrounding how NUI technology will be best utilized have yet to be answered.
Sabrina can discuss the trends associated with Microsoft Surface, NUIs in general and the user interface market including:
* Future features to Microsoft Surface/NUIs such as voice recognition, biometrics and proximity sensing
* What’s next for the touch screen market considering that they have begun dominating our lives through cell phones, built-in displays like GPS and touch-enabled PCs — to name a few
By way of background Artefact is a design consultancy that has recently worked with a number of big-name technology companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Intel and HTC to develop breakthrough user experiences — most of which involve NUIs, including the Microsoft Surface and the HTC Touch Diamond.
Biography
Sabrina has 13 years of design and design management experience, holds multiple patents and has worked on a wide variety of technology products from evolutionary to revolutionary, on hardware and software, from pre-concept to execution.
Prior to joining Artefact, Sabrina had a long tenure at Microsoft where she first started as a designer and shortly thereafter took on roles in design management, most recently as the Design Manager for Microsoft Surface, where — as one of the original team members — she built a team that brought to life the potential of Surface’s capabilities.