Gesture for action
October 8th, 2008
Three years ago, I signed up as a member of the New York City chapter of the Interaction Design Association. Each month when the email arrives promoting their next meeting and the renowned speaker that will present, I am jealous that I can’t jump in a cab or subway and join the conversation.
Well, I finally got lucky. IxDA’s regular meeting was scheduled for September 18th, the same time I was in New York City for the Web 2.0 Expo. Nyree and I signed up online and attended our first IxDA meeting.
The meeting was held in the offices of R/GA New York and focused on ways to interact with a computer or software other than with a keyboard and mouse. This included touch screens like on an iPhone and Microsoft Surface, and also included actions such as putting your hands under a infrared sink to turn the water on.
The main presenter was Dan Schafer, author of Designing for Interaction and the upcoming book Designing Gestural Interfaces. Clearly an expert on the subject and literally the person writing the book on the topic.
