The reading by Bret Victor describes how interactive design has shifted towards the digital world, rather than focusing on the simplicity of tools and capabilities of physical actions. Through the concept of Pictures Under Glass, he describes how there is a growing disconnect between human interaction between activities on screen and in reality. By focusing on primatial features of human hands, they allow us to perceive the world around us. Following the points he mention of human hands, I fully agree that human learn and understand the world around us through senses. We can’t completely interact with the world fully around us by using one sense such as vision, touch, smell, taste, and hearing.
While I agree technology has benefited society in many ways. I do not want a completely digital world where everything is behind a glass screen or through Victor concept of picture behind glass. I think it’s critical for humans to understand the world us, otherwise we lose the compassion and sense of worth of whatever it is we are interacting with. Without our sense of touch, our capabilities as human diminishes because we cannot grasp or use the tools around us. Likewise, if we don’t physical see an object, it becomes increasingly difficult to learn about and becomes near impossible to appreciate it.