The first thing that came to my mind after reading both was how accepting were re off the the new tech thrown at us. not objecting the the pace of development but the the limited interaction capabilities do have an effect on us. I never though about touch screens as described the author “Pictures Under Glass”. It made me realize how much interaction is reduced to simple swipes and taps which negligble to what our hands do everyday . It made me rethink whether convenience has come at the cost of richness in interaction.
I felt a bit conflicted about the lack of concrete direction. While I understand that the goal is to inspire research rather than propose a fixed solution, it still leaves a gap between critique and application. Still, the reading succeeds in making me more critical of existing designs and more aware that the “future” of interaction is not inevitable, but something we actively choose to shape.
Lastly the comparison of what humans can do and what technology can do was meaningful debate beacuse of the way it focus on everyday tasks which are often deemed small