Mobile Interaction Design
Chapter One
POSSIBILITIES
OVERVIEW
1.1. Introduction
1.2. What are mobile devices?
1.3. Impoverished or extraordinary interfaces?
1.4. Impoverishing interactions?
1.5. Outline of the rest of this book
KEY POINTS
'Mobile' means more than 'mobile phone': handhelds, wearables, badges,
RFID tags and even implants will play an important part in the future.
The emerging technologies offer interesting interaction possibilities involving
audio, touch and gestures.
There are competing visions of what mobiles should do and be - are they for
communication or information? Fashion or utility?
While some feel that these small devices have 'impoverished interfaces' the
bigger problem is the impoverished designs being developed.
Interaction design is about finding the right ways to deploy the dazzling new
technological capabilities to meet re ... read full excerpt from Mobile Interaction Design ebook