More and more I'm feeling "UX claustrophobic" with windows. Phone windows, desktop windows, the lot. Windows are too damn small! I keep thinking if I had HUGE, GINORMOUS windows (on a wall, surface, orvirtual space) my digital work would be so much easier
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Dual 4k. Seriously. I can keep most apps open in large enough windows and fullscreen the one that needs it. Portrait mode if needed, etc.
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I bought a 50" 4k display for my Mac desktop to try. It was HUGE and exciting. But it quickly became clear the OS really didn't make it easy to manage that much space easily
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To that point though, yeah, you start wanting smarter window management, a return to tiled windows even. macOS’ implementation of Snap is… welp.
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This is where AR gets interesting as gaze detection could be such a helpful form of input. I wonder if we could hack it into/on top of existing displays?
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I’d be surprised if Apple, which owns the company that invented Kinect, didn’t put this into future monitors
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Gaze typing already exists - it is used for text input by people who have paralysis or severe motor disorders. It's also used as input for voice synthesis systems by the same people.
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Cool! Does it work with off-the-shelf webcams or does it require special hardware?
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It requires special hardware - very similar to eye-tracking tools in usability labs. It's gotten much smaller and more effective - I think it's tracking infrared light reflected off the cornea to determine gaze. Once calibrated, it can be very accurate.
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