Haptic Interface

Technology put in motion by forces vibrations and sensors. They make sure our space flows.

Successful haptic interface:
Electric tooth brush:
- Something we do in our everyday life and want it to flow smoothly.
- Easy to use with one button to easily activate the toothbrush.
- Includes haptic feedback as vibrations go off due to the timer that shows you when two minutes has been up.
- It also has a pressure sensor that alerts you when you're pushing too hard.
- Same button to be pushed when turning it off.


Frustrating haptic interface:
Siri
- Voice activated interface/Automatic voice
- Can't understand what you say
- Doesn't have a silent mode and is easily bumped
- Usually more hassle than it is to just interact with your phone by touch
- Too many questions asked when wanting to do a simple task.
Although annoying, it is that start of something big as the first major voice user interface making the customers change the way people think about man-machine interfaces.

Thinking about how successful interfaces would be even more so if they learnt and adjusted to us…
Looking at everyday things:
Light switch too far away (I have to walk up through my whole flat from my room just to reach the main living area light)
Electric doors opening too slow, waiting outside the door not making the flow in our space work as it should or is meant to.
Pay wave, made to create an easy flowing payment, hardly stopping but not all places have the machine for it.
Automatic dimness on computer and phone. Phone: sometimes dims too much and doesn't always brighten back up. Computer: with the slightest move or turn away it automatically dims right down.