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Very briefly, I wrack my head around systems whose user interfaces had to be modified as the result of process automation. In most cases, if the cybernetic loop of control and display is being altered, a transformation of the underlying system’s user interface is implicit. In home automation, for example, this has led to the disappearance of well-established interfaces and now all too often leaves us frustrated [https://www.busch-jaeger.de/fileadmin/_processed_/c/7/csm_Systeme_free%40home_Image_1920x800_108960d603.jpeg]. So I am exploring alternatives to popular but dystopian smart home futures, or: How to teach old switches new tricks. | Very briefly, I wrack my head around systems whose user interfaces had to be modified as the result of process automation. In most cases, if the cybernetic loop of control and display is being altered, a transformation of the underlying system’s user interface is implicit. In home automation, for example, this has led to the disappearance of well-established interfaces and now all too often leaves us frustrated [https://www.busch-jaeger.de/fileadmin/_processed_/c/7/csm_Systeme_free%40home_Image_1920x800_108960d603.jpeg]. So I am exploring alternatives to popular but dystopian smart home futures, or: How to teach old switches new tricks. | ||
One idea for this course was to introduce capacitive touch areas – a formation of discrete sensor pads, sliders, or a matrix (see sketches) – to the surface of a conventional switch, where the PCB itself serves as the cover. By that, one would extend the switch’s binary characteristic and broaden the repertoire of input gestures. | One idea for this course was to introduce capacitive touch areas – a formation of discrete sensor pads, sliders, or a matrix (see sketches below) – to the surface and the frame of a conventional switch, where the PCB itself serves as the cover. By that, one would extend the switch’s binary characteristic and broaden the repertoire of input gestures. | ||
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