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New Media Design
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diveshjaiswal@gmail.com |
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Interaction Design for Touch Enabled Devices
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Guide Kuntal De |
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Sponsonr Microsoft Research Applied Science Group, Redmond, USA
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My project aimed at exploring, conceptualizing and developing an interaction model for a touch enabled device that can extend the interaction paradigm defined by Microsoft Surface. This interaction design project investigated the use of various computing devices in the corporate work environment and explores ‘touch’ as the medium of input for one such portable device that can assist a corporate executive through his day at work.
My project focused on conceptualizing and interaction design for seamless integration of touch and pen based input for handheld/portable devices. The initial user target and environment was limited to use within Microsoft itself. The aim was to gradually modify the market image of “Microsoft Surface” from a coffee table surface computer to a range of products that are multi-touch enabled.
I commenced by observing executives run through their day at work. Further, discussions with experts in various domains gave an insight into the problems with the existing devices. Readily available market research data was also used to further iterate the analysis of other observations. The findings made during this research served as guidelines for the concepts and design solutions.
My concept, 'the MS Leaf', is envisioned to be able to successfully penetrate the corporate environment and allow a good percentage of users tackle their on the move, away from desk computing tasks more efficiently. In the future, it is also projected to be ideal for use in universities and health care institutions.
The key learning from my project is the overarching importance of user-centric research in design. |
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