During our last class on augmented reality, it became clear that the User Interface (UI) is a major factor in molding social media format and content in the future. The appeal, and consequent adoption rate, of a UI is strongly related to its utility for the user.
The seamless integration of these UI's from Mobiles to Table-Tops, to Fridges, to Bathroom Mirrors and Auto Windshields is not fiction anymore, and will probably not be that expensive in the near future. The ever-increasing precision of location based technology and of a device's ability to detect its orientation(Vertical, Horizontal, etc.) place current mobile devices second only to head mounted devices in providing a 360 degree integrated experience, which as shown in class, was foreseen in fiction as early as 1991 with Schwarzenegger's Cyborg in the blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
It was mentioned that these devices have an inherent cost to the user, such as lack of aesthetics or fashion. We should be reminded that similar issues were thought of the blue-tooth headsets that would cause discomfort because people would be thought to be talking to themselves in public.
It is, however, consensus that these user-centric devices provide a superior experience with greater potential for user-targeted content than mobile phones or tablets, what makes them a more effective marketing channel.
Bellow is a TED Talk about the "Sixth Sense", which is a user-centric User Interface still in development, but shows that this reality is not as far as it seems.
SIXTH SENSE - TED TALKS
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