Interactive Technology - Tangible User Interface

Tangible User Interfaces, how fascinating. The idea behind the concept of tangible user interfaces, is really exciting as it can have many applications to every day lives, one main concept I can think of is Education. This concept would be very useful when it comes to teaching, this way of teaching is very interactive with students and in my opinion works a lot better than reading words upon words upon words.



Tangible User Interfaces have been around for a long time but do not have much development going on in that area as today was the first time I even heard about them. The tangible user interface uses physical objects to interact with a system, and the objects represent the attributes of the system. Many of us have used a tangible user interface and may not even realise it.

Yes, a mouse is a tangible user interface device. You might be surprised but the mouse is one of the earliest known tangible user interfaces. It can be used to interact with the digital computer system in a way that not much else can. It is fascinating if you think about it, if there was a bigger investment into tangible devices, imagine all the advancements and developments there could be in that area.

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