designing virtual realism (web09)

DesigningVirtual Realism

Auckland, April 2009

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Designing Virtual Realism Auckland, April 2009

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Look & Feel

knowing how to interact with something based on its appearance.





We do this every day.

based on our collective life experience from our own interactions and from observing the actions of others.





Photo: Peter Zelnik (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1170873)

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1170873




Photo: Kriss Szkurlatowski (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1165285)





Photo: David Thomson (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1172713)





Photo: Dedy Ong (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1161259)





Photo: Roberto Ribeiro (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1173672)





Context is important.





Photo: David Ritter (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/941686)

you may not be able to recognize this at first without more contextual information





Photo: Craig Jewell (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/945272)





Tactile Interaction

the tactile interaction of the screen — mouse, trackball, keyboard, tablet: the pointer on screen is an extension of our physical body, it is a virtual appendage, and clicking is the closest thing to physical interaction; we love touchscreens because the basic level of interaction is normal: we point at something we want to interact with, and touch it. But we're still interacting with a flat surface/texture.





Mimic physical interfaces.

we already know how to use and interact with these things





Photo: Pascal Montsma (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/230015)





Photo: Ivaylo Georgiev (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/426359)





Creatingan Illusion





Julian Beever: http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/





Some interfaces already do this.





Invite people to touch your interface.





Adding noise creates a basic texture.





Aesthetic-Usability Effect





“Attractive things work better.”

— Donald Norman

it’s not a big leap to extend this to “virtual interfaces that look like real world interfaces are easier to interact with.”





Traditional Media





Photographic





PhysicalItems





Onward to Photoshop!(whereby a live demo ensued)





Questions?





fin.



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