Shape-shifting tech will change work as we know it | Sean Follmer
What will the world look like when we move beyond the keyboard and mouse? Interaction designer Sean Follmer is building a future with machines that bring information to life under your fingers...
========== We've evolved with tools,
and tools have evolved with us.Our ancestors created these
hand axes 1.5 million years ago,shaping them to not only
fit the task at handbut also their hand.However, over the years,tools have become
more and more specialized.These sculpting tools
have evolved through their use,and each one has a different form
which matches its function.And they leverage
the dexterity of our handsin order to manipulate things
with much more precision.But as tools have become
more and more complex,we need more complex controls
to control them.And so designers have become
very adept at creating interfacesthat allow you to manipulate parameters
while you're attending to other things,such as taking a photograph
and changing the focusor the apertur...