Natural User Interfases (NUIs) - Android TO Conference 2012
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AndroidTOOctober 25, 2012
Peter O’Blenis
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1960 – Text Based UI
1985 – Graphical UI (GUI)
2010 – Natural User Interface (NUI)
The user experience is now the primary differentiator
“Microsoft’s mobile OS takes the cake with the most intuitive and easiest-to-use user interface.”
“Mobile Throwdown: iOS vs. Android vs. Windows Phone” James Pikover, IGN
UX is a differentiator
Apps that connect on a visceral level win
Fun, playful, cool >= Useful
Mobile extension of your brand Intimate connection to your customer
The good The bad The ugly
Discoverable and intuitive Canvas vs Screens Gestures vs buttons Immediate response Relevant transitions and
effects Motion and physics “Feels good” to use it
Bounce at the end of a list or canvas
Tilt of a tile when pressed No more Save button Text hanging off the screen
Graphics Layout Motion Physics Lighting Sound Haptics
Design, Implementation: Everything is Different.
Designer Developer
GAP› User Stories› Wireframes› Video Mock-Ups› Prototypes
› Translate Design Code› Trial & Error› Difficult to communicate
gestures, physics & motions
Lost in Translation
Design This Get This
GAP
Lost in Translation
Native UI widgets don’t cut it HTML5 too slow Platforms use the above What’s left? ………hand coding
OS versions x Devices = ∞ Moving target What combination to support?
What about iOS, Windows?
The same app?
GUI – Outdated Process and Tools Waterfall product
development process
Outdated Peck and Poke UI tools
3000 page UI specifications
NUI process and toolsAgile Development Iterative Motion Based Specs
Cross Platform Rendering and Business Logic
Everything in the UX has a purpose 100% discoverable. Intuitive The details are everything Not constrained by factory controls Different designer skill set
• Expensive• Uncommon skill set• Overkill for some apps• Not appropriate for all content• Truly unique functionality can get away without it…for now
Not yet
Is NUI for All Apps?Is NUI for All Apps?
Beautiful. Tactile. Intuitive. Visceral. Unique. Playful.