Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Summitive Blog Post

Multi-touch will be more than a table or desk, with the help of companies like Perceptive Pixel and Microsoft working to narrow the computer/human gap.

Over the last few months I have been researching multi-touch technology. And during this time my topic has evolved into a focused, but also broader topic. During my research I found information that changed my view of multi-touch technology. I have gotten a glimpse of what role multi-touch will be playing in the future. However, the last few months have been the most exciting, but the earlier months I found to be more valuable. My topic has changed from a cool idea on a piece of paper into a goal to attempt to see what the future holds for multi-touch technologies. I believe that multi-touch will play a major role in the way we interact with computers. What role; however, is something only a developer for multi-touch technology could know. My interview has not been completed because of an unhelpful Microsoft employee; if my interview questions are answered, I will have completed my initial goal for my research.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Interview Questions

Questions:

1. How does Notion Ink define multi-touch technology?

2. Do you think multi-touch technologies will change the way we interact with computers?

3. What do you see as the limiting factors of multi-touch technology?

4. As technology advances, in what other areas of our lives beyond computers and cell phones would you expect to see multi-touch technology?

5. Do you see multi-touch technology as something that will eventually appeal to older generations (40+)?

6. Today's computer interfaces are all 2D, could I expect to see multi-touch technology being used to interact with a 3D interface within the next decade?

7. Do you think that multi-touch technology will continue to evolve or do you think it will be replaced by some other form of technology?

8. If so, what do you think it would be replaced by?

9. Does the Notion Ink tablet contain any new innovative uses of multi-touch technology?

10. Do you think there is any application for the use of multi-touch technology in the world of gaming?

11. Is there another form of technology you feel is closely related to multi-touch?

12. Is there another form of technology you feel will be influenced by advances in multi-touch?