In the starting module of this course we were introduced with Faceless Interaction and Computer Vision. The assignment for this module is to explore the fields of interaction presented in the paper by Janlert and Stolterman (2015).
Faceless Interaction
Janlert and Stolterman (2015) define a weak sense of what faceless interaction is. According to them it is “an interaction either devoid of any expressive surface-bound modalities or devoid of any impressive surface-bound modalities (but not lacking both).” For example a keyboard does not present a faceless interaction since we interact with the keys while typing, but if we remove the keys and a speech recognition is added can become a faceless interaction in a weak sense (p. 525).
The focus is mostly based on the interfaces and the way they can be used as. They question the definition of the term interface and what is its role in the world of technology. According to the paper interfaces can be seen in the following 4 thought styles as:
- Surface of contact between things
- Boundary of independent things
- A means of controlling an object
- Expression and impression
They also introduce a possible fifth thought style that is called as a channel of communication. Although Janlert and Stolterman (2015), don’t take it as a thought style on it’s own, rather than a combination of the other ones, they still believe it might be used as an inspiration in the future.
Computer Vision
“Computer vision is a field of computer science that works on enabling computers to see, identify and process images in the same way that human vision does, and then provide appropriate output.”(technopedia.com).
Since the challenge for this module is to combine the both, we were given few examples of code that work based on Computer Vision that should be used and changed to the point where they allow us to explore one of the Interaction Fields:
- Ambient/pervasive/ubiquitous computing
- Indirect Interaction (The interaction is not being directed)
- Ripple-like response
Reference List
– Janlert, L.-E., & Stolterman, E. (2015). Faceless Interaction—A Conceptual Examination of the Notion of Interface: Past, Present, and Future. Human–Computer Interaction, 30(6), 507–539. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2014.944313
– https://www.techopedia.com/definition/32309/computer-vision
Pink Prototyping 