Chapter 7
The Social NUI
Keywords
Social barriers, cooperative, task-coupling, multiple users, together
A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.
—John Lennon
Description
In standard GUIs, social barriers occur because of the input and output system. For example, experiences are inherently single-person when users have only one mouse, one keyboard, and no touchscreen. The standard GUI supports a classic view of the information worker; she is alone in her office working on various documents (e.g., spreadsheets, reports) or analyzing data. In contrast, many modern NUIs are designed for multi-person input, so multiple users can gather around the display and interact with it. For example, they can play the ...
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