Whilst reading a Brief Rant on The Future of Interactive Design I thought of the essential framework as controversial. Firstly the assumption that humans require tactile feedback and attributing the cause of high numbers of nerve endings in fingertips only reinforces concepts of evolutionary outcomes. Yes, by evolution we do have the most nerve endings in the tips of our fingers, that does not contradict the future of interactive design removing the necessity for human touch. Unlike Humans 5000 years ago, we will not need more tactile feedback in modern society. I prefer completely removing human touch when needed. We should not have to turn a light switch on, that should be automated. We should not have to turn the AC on through an outdated retro interface as well. Several things are way better without human touch. If we take the framework further, then we should rethink even current technology and not just future technology.
Whilst Reading Responses: A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design, I realized that the author completely dismissed the reasoning behind the framework under the guise that it is just a rant. Perhaps the examples of solutions such as haptic holography and nanobot assemblies is conceptually useful, but not without a further explanation of the framework. Overall I disliked this reading for the above reasons but I found the response to provide some helpful