To me, A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design, changed my perception on the future of handheld devices. I myself had the vision of the, “Pictures Under Glass” as the future of technology.
As the author analyzed everyday objects that we use and emphasized on how we overlook the complexities in them, I was surprised with my ignorance. I since then have been observing everyday actions meticulously and realized really how complex they are.
Even though I learned a lot about the perception of people’s idea of the future of technology, the author hasn’t given a solution or a alternative way to manipulate technology other than using our fingers . The author does respond to this question by saying it is simply a rant. However, he himself said that he “…had the opportunity to design with real working prototypes…” so this would not simply be a rant as he understands the problem and one would expect him to find a solution or at least suggest one in the article.