A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design
Bret Victor’s article was both frustrating and inspiring to me. I had not realised how number I’d become to the limitations of “Pictures Under Glass” which he argues that it is a compromised way to interact with technology. His words made me think of how I have often felt detached from my daily devices like my phone. The smooth, untouchable screens which might seem convenient deny me any real physical feedback making interactions feel shallow.
The article also made me think about what “innovation” really means. To me progress meant having the devices faster and sleeker but now I wonder whether this progress is moving us further from natural, embodied ways of knowing. It leaves me wondering how we can design technology that will genuinely respect and use our physicality. Technology that will feel like extensions of ourself than barriers. Another weird realisation is the fact that the more advanced our devices become, the less they seem to engage with what makes us fundamentally human.