Designed for Use, 2nd Edition

Chapter 16 Natural User Interfaces

Natural user interfaces (NUIs) are interfaces that ignore the traditional conventions of GUIs in favor of an interaction design based on the natural world. Instead of windows and buttons and menus, natural user interfaces are based on realistic objects and gestures. Instead of a mouse and keyboard, natural user interfaces rely on multitouch screens, cameras, microphones, pens, and other devices that allow people to interact with the interface directly with their hands and fingers, with their voice, or by moving their whole body.

The command-line interface makes you remember its strict syntax. Graphical user ...