Praise for Designing Across Senses
As the web becomes an overlay on our physical reality and everyday objects come alive with embedded intelligence, we must evolve new ways to interact with our technology. In this enlightening book, Park and Alderman not only demystify multimodal design to bring us closer to our machines, but they also make sense of the startling sensory experiences that keep us human.
DAVID PESCOVITZ, RESEARCH DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE AND CO-EDITOR, BOING BOING
John and Christine have written a UX classic that will be referenced and pulled on and off the bookshelf for years to come. This book defines and sets the stage for multimodal design and sensory experiences we are experiencing today and designing in a not too distant future.
KELLY GOTO, CEO AND FOUNDER, GOTOMEDIA
Technology is breaking away from the screen, and this is the first book that addresses how voice, virtual reality, and other upcoming interaction models should be designed. Take a moment to feel this book. When it is in your hands, youll find it insightful. When its out of your hands, youll miss it dearly.
GOLDEN KRISHNA, DESIGN STRATEGIST AND AUTHOR, THE BEST INTERFACE IS NO INTERFACE
Designing Across Senses
by Christine W. Park and John Alderman
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[Preface]
What Is This Book About?
F ROM THE KEYBOARD, MOUSE , and touchscreen, to voice-enabled assistants and virtual reality, we have never had more ways to interact with technology. Called modes, they allow people to enter input and receive output from their devices. These inputs and outputs are often designed together in sets to create cohesive user interfaces (UIs). These modes reflect the way our senses, cognitive functions, and motor skills also work together in sets called