{"id":1355,"date":"2016-02-13T16:58:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T15:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2016-03-04T17:02:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T16:02:15","slug":"point-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=1355","title":{"rendered":"Point &#038; Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u201cToday I\u2019ve used my phone to check how long until the bus arrived at my stop. I\u2019ve also used my phone to control the volume of my speakers at home, to learn more about a restaurant before getting inside, and to send a photo I took with my friend to his phone, next to mine.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"4485\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--pullquote\">Most of these interactions require unlocking the phone, finding an app, and performing an action. They\u2019re all end-to-end digital interactions, despite that what we want to interact with are things we can touch and see, things we can point at: \u201cI want to interact with *<em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">this*<\/em> thing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p id=\"c8dc\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">What if we pointed our phones at those things?<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1418\" height=\"562\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1356\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pointer.jpeg\" alt=\"pointer\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pointer.jpeg 1418w, http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pointer-300x119.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pointer-768x304.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pointer-1024x406.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1418px) 100vw, 1418px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">As phones get better at understanding their position and orientation in relation to <em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">their<\/em> surroundings, we may be able to interact with <em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">our\u00a0<\/em>surroundings in a more intuitive and natural way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/155206099?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"9784\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--figure\">Notes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"postList\">\n<li id=\"9ed9\" class=\"graf--li graf-after--p\">Most of these interactions don\u2019t deal with sensitive information and shouldn\u2019t require user identification.<\/li>\n<li id=\"d81f\" class=\"graf--li graf-after--li\">You could discover new features \/ apps by pointing at objects \/ places.<\/li>\n<li id=\"2bd3\" class=\"graf--li graf-after--li\">With the use of haptic feedback some of these interactions may not even require you to look at the screen.<\/li>\n<li id=\"e7b5\" class=\"graf--li graf-after--li\">Pointing with your phone at other devices may offer different options based on the relationship between the owners: pointing at my computer vs. pointing at a friend\u2019s phone vs. pointing at a stranger\u2019s phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">\u00a0<em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">Another video sketch I did a few years ago on a similar topic:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=1025\">Spatially Aware Devices<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='social-buttons' style='width:215px;margin-top:40px;'><div id='tw-button' style='display:inline;'><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.ishback.com%2F%3Fp%3D1355&count=none&related=&text=Point%20%26amp%3B%20Press' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Point &amp; Press' data-url='http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=1355' data-counturl='http:\/\/blog.ishback.com\/?p=1355' data-count='none' data-via='ishacbertran'>Tweet<\/a><\/div><div id='fb-button' style='float:right;display:inline;width:150px;'><iframe src='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.ishback.com%2F%3Fp%3D1355&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=350&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=20&amp;font=lucida+grande' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' allowTransparency='true' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:350px; height:20px'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cToday I\u2019ve used my phone to check how long until the bus arrived at my stop. 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