A Brief Rant On The Future Of Interaction Design
I enjoyed this reading because what he described is something I have actually experienced first-hand with my younger brother, who had to start KG (kindergarten) online due to COVID. Multiple of children who started their developmental learning stage online lack certain motor skills which definitely could have been better had they experienced their early learning stage physically.
Although I am not fully against the idea of technology, I do believe it can alter and impact development, especially for younger people; it inhibits your body and brain’s full capabilities. Which is something we can see happening more commonly nowadays, especially with the rise of AI, where people are becoming less capable of doing certain tasks in one sitting without reliance on AI models or taking interval breaks in between 15 minutes. To some extent this text made me reflect on my own usage of certain technologies and media platforms; they should be a supplement and influence and not a replacement to my own capabilities. The text allowed me to reflect on how I should be using the technologies at hand.
I think I particularly enjoyed the reading more because it was more casual than academic. I think when someone speaks from more experience, it becomes more relatable and understandable.
Responses: A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design
I think the people who gave such responses to the post took it to heart a little too much. I’ve heard too many people nowadays who are given a pen and paper say that they haven’t written something by hand in so long. It would be too repetitive if the author gave solutions because then again, the author cannot control how the users use technologies; that’s up to them to decide. The author should not have to answer every single detail and spoon-feed the readers how to act, which, come to think of it, is what the previous reading was discussing: giving users hints instead of direct instruction.
I don’t honestly believe the questions posed were even meaningful.