A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design Response

I had never thought about the development of technology the way that Bret Victor has. When I watch movies where almost everything can be controlled right from your fingertips my first thought is “Wow, that’s so convenient” but I hadn’t thought about the actual enjoyment of the experience. The idea that almost everything that we experience through that interface is visual, the tangible aspect is almost completely disregarded. Interestingly enough, I have experienced something that relates very heavily to a sudden loss of the sense of touch with our “Pictures Under Glass.” Recently I transitioned from the usual pen and paper to an iPad. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but I also dearly miss the feeling of pen and pencil on paper. So much so that I’ve been looking to buy  a screen protector called “Paper-like” just to regain that scratchy feeling. I think that Bret Victor has a very good point. When the world is at your fingertips, why get up? Not even consider the multitudes of health repercussions this could have, what about our experience of the world? The thought of technology being so convenient that you don’t have to leave your room is a terrifying thought.