Creating the Windows 8 User Experience
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- sublocked0
More thoughts on Metro from around the web
- tOki0
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I think we all just have to adapt and find interesting and exciting ways to leverage the new technologies...a major face is it's true that screen sizes are shrinking in that people are going to mobiles and smaller netbooks etc. That said, in other places they are expanding. Internet enabled TV's which are essentially a 50" screen with tiny PC inside are becoming more ubiquitous and the way we interact with them (xbox kinect etc) means that they are no longer one way devices of consumption but rather just another connected digital touch point.
Things such as the Samsung smart window are an awesome example of where technology in the home is heading - and there will always be a need for applications to be developed, interfaces to be designed, and for content to be formatted and created for these environments.
The the recent Tupac hologram performance at Coachella shows that again it's only a matter of time before these types of technology will start becoming more mainstream and therefore accessible to not just the general public but the creators behind advertising, media and so forth - and then we'll have giant holographic sharks biting our heads off on the street :P
Undoubtedly till the monumental shift occurs though in the way we interact with technology in complex ways, the desktop computer will remain the center of activity for those who need "one device to rule them all". As we've all seen, typing large amounts on mobile devices is difficult - and it's hard to beat the accuracy of a mouse with touch unless you increase the canvas to metres.
- sublocked0
^ Seems like typical MS whiners to me. I have high hopes for it.
- ETM0
Regardless, it's the same old, same old.
MS why don't you try something new? You always copy Apple etc.
Wait, you are trying something new, WTF?
- ukit20
Agreed...people always hate change no matter what
But potential issue could be the weird split between the Metro experience and desktop. Lack of multitasking with Metro apps.
Also the visual design for the desktop isn't exactly impressive:
Having said that I haven't tried Windows 8 yet but those were the issues people kept mentioning.
- ETM0
Desktops are a dying interface. 90% of people only need a browser, email client and a Word Processor. For a file system, those people really only need to store their documents, pictures and music/video files. And when cloud becomes more ubiquitous, your files won't ever exist on your devices. The complexities of a file system will be there and you simply upload/download as needed.
Really personal computers will be nothing but thin clients and true operating systems will be for servers.
- Fucken ay, been saying this for years. We'll just have terminal mentality, and they'll be everywhere. Massive central...mikotondria3
- ..CPUs, fat pipes, rendering split between local interpreter chips and mammoth quantum parallel core networks. Yes.mikotondria3
- MrT0
This makes me want to retreat to a cabin in the woods and weep.
- sublocked0
^ go get a typewriter, unibomber
- animatedgif0
^ Metro app development free, regular desktop app development $500.
- monkeyshine0
Sublocked, that's an interesting perspective. I think that new technology is providing opportunities for more focused content. If that's true, this is a good thing for content providers. How many clients have you had who want websites but don't even consider content until the end...I'm hoping technology forces us to clarify the message before determining the medium.
- Very true - but still, where are we going to be creating this content?sublocked
- sublocked0
I guess I really suck @ making QBN topics these days.
- drgs0
Windows NT 4.0 was my favorite OS
- sublocked0
What's your guys take on the win8 metro ui? I kinda like it, and I'm actually a little stoked to create a native app for my service. Seems cool that they support html/js apps built in. Great for web devs.
- monospaced0
This just points out how much Windows DIDN'T change until Vista/7.
- i_monk0
^ Task Manager is not a major selling point, yet he talks about it for nearly a quarter of the video. Shouldn't there be something else to talk about?
- ETM0
I think MS may actually be looking at the bigger picture for consumer driven roles and devices. Mouse driven, will be passable in Metro, but Kinnect assisted will be interesting. I am sure it won't be long before Kinnect is the size of modern webcams and is integrated into monitors and all-in-one computer models. I am sure gestures will become as subtle as on a touch screen device. Rather than large swiping gestures in front of your body, I am sure you could sit and just use a small swipe or flick of your finger. Tracking your eye wouldn't be too hard either as a supplementary input method.