P1 - Culture

Culture

P1 - Describe the impact of HCI on society, the economy and culture.


The ways we use computers - Gestures

There are many different ways of using a computer these days and there are lots of people they don't know that you can like for example there are new touch screens in computer which enables you to navigate like you would through a mouse by instead with your hands. But one of the most recent and evolving technologies is by using gestures to control and device such as a computer which can be navigated by waving your hand in a certain motion like for example, swiping your hand left and right to scroll through pictures and also zooming in and out of them by using hand gestures.

Most gestured technology is being used in video games like Microsofts Kinect because it best suits its needs and it's more engaging than using it for any other device. But this type of technology will not only feature more in other technology but in various kinds of features such as using your hand to go through your music on your phone.


In the video on the right you will see the way gesture control is going at the moment and what kind of technology will be used to enable the gesture feature.


Link - http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/leap-motion-gesture-control-technology-hands-on/

Psychology and sociological impact - Mobiles

With mobiles today they are increasingly being made to suit various age groups to make it easier to use when communicating with people on smart phones. There are many different ways of communicating with people on smartphones varying from instant messaging, video, voice and text, With newer hansets  in this generation companies make it more adaptable to what we use lie for example having pre-installed social applications on your phone like Facebook and Twitter to contact people without having to install it but can be frustrating to people who can't choose what they want to have pre-installed as their favourite social networking communication tool.

In Apple's new iOS 6 software they are included various social features which make it easier to use and share information and data when using social networking services like for example using Siri voice command to post a status on Facebook with ease and also be able to change and update contact information from a social networking site into your contacts list without having the need to manually chnage an individual persons contact details one by one which is very handy.

Link - http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20120926/NJNEWS/309260037/Apple-s-iOS-6-integrates-social-features?nclick_check=1