If one were to ponder upon the achievements of mankind in the latter part of 20th century, it definitely has to be the computer technology, which takes the icing on the cake. And then a mouse came into existence and made use of spatial abilities for navigation.
There have been some new technologies about how human use touch screen for computer navigation, but they are overweighed by a mouse in terms of safety and egonomics, that causes severe hand strains.
Touch screen and tablets strain
Thus, Windows, Mouse and the computer changed human lives for good but we can’t remain satisfied with just that and now the stress is on touchscreen technology and doing away with unnecessary gadgets which may include the mouse as well. Now here comes the 10/GUI concept by R. Clayton Miller, this is all about discussing where this would lead to in the near future about how human will be navigating information from computers and gadgets screens.
Idea of 10/GUi screen navigation
Using a mouse is always healthy and comfortable and thus bringing the touchscreen technology to the mouse instead of the monitor seems to be the principle of 10/GUI. Even the keyboard could be touchscreen enabled and have similar functions as the mouse, and thus help the user maintain a correct posture and help the user to navigate easily.
Dubbed the continuum desktop, it solves many issues faced while using multiple windows. You could adjust various windows and view them as thumbnails all at once, or use them simultaneously using all your fingers, in continuum.
10/GUI concept video below questions our beliefs about existing interaction bandwidth, interfaces that we assume are irreplaceable, and new ideas that may seem unconventional. It shows how fingers and hands can be used to navigate through the Internet, and also to perform functions which was earlier assumed not possible.
Windows thumbnails using 10/GUi navigation
If the 10/GUI concept becomes a reality, all we may need is a touchpad and a multi touch enabled mouse to perform actions that are complicated, and also reduce stress on our muscles. Thus, the 10/GUI concept solves the common software
and hardware problems faced and puts the new touchscreen concepts into practice as with the Rolltop Laptop Concept or the newly released Apple Magic Mouse.
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I like the idea. I’m not sure if it is going to be a reality though….
Well, It all starts from an idea, then someone is going to implement it, so I’ll give it a time, and you will be amazed on what human can do.
Stay tuned! and thanks for the comment.
Hmm… I think linux already has this. ION desktop. It’s simpler… but the same idea. We will see where it goes.
I understand you Jason, but I think these ideas differs from each other, in a way that, ION desktop is a graphical without windows, while this concept is about replacing a mouse which in one pointer to multiple pointer, so you could make like 10 simultaneous moves and controls at ones.