Monday, 3 March 2014

Topic 2: Interaction Types - Conversing and Exploring

Interaction types:
There are quite a few methods by which the user interacts with the system. In this blog post, we will discuss two types of interaction and applications which uses them.

Conversing
The user interacts with the system as if talking to another human. System behaves likes a partner rather than a machine.

Application: Siri
Siri is an intelligent personal assistant feature in the iPhone.  The longer you use, the better it gets based on artificial intelligence. 

As a personal assistant, it is effective when it can understand our voice commands and act accordingly. In that sense, conversing interaction types perfectly suits for Siri. You can provide voice commands to it when you are driving, cooking or busy doing other things.
    





Exploring
Exploring interaction involves users moving through virtual or physical environments.  The system provides space for the users to explore as if it is a new space.

Application: SnapShop Showroom
It helps to visualize furniture in your own room or home using augmented reality. It includes online catalogue from few stores as well.

SnapShop is the perfect tool to visualize, when deciding on the various furnishing options. Hence the exploring interaction type is apt for this app.
   

   



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