P1 - Economy

Economy

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

Productivity per individual

There are many different kinds of ways in which people can learn from a new piece of technology like for example the interactive whiteboards used in schools can make lessons a lot more entertaining when teaching. Also i think that the interactive whiteboards offer a more engaging experience when in a lesson as it can not only get the student to participate in an activity which will help them remember a lot more easier but also learn in a new way which most students will find it much better than being given a lecture in class. 

One of the good things about interactive whiteboards is that you can include various types of media such as audio and video rather than just having text which makes the interface effective to each individual. Also the main drawback of interactive whiteboards is that they can get damaged or easily stained which wouldn't please some companies or schools to invest in.

Link - http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/Interactivewhiteboards.pdf

Increased automaton


One of the main changes of technology is that they seem to work more automatically especially for mechanical machinery thats used in factories. Lots more factories this days are using automatic machinery and electronics to do the work for them which can make things much more efficient and less time consuming especially if the company have a deadline to meet. There are also many other reasons why many factories have included technology into their industry like enduring the consistency of their work which can help a lot particularly if employees get ill and therefore set a machine to still do the work. Also there are many problems that can occur in a factory which is why robotic machinery has been introduced more as they can end up being very profitable pieces of technology that can mimic what a human can do but also do it faster and possibly better in some cases making it better for the business.

On the right is a video of how the A10 tablet motherboard gets made and how much machinery is used in day to day factories.










Link - http://www.ehow.com/info_7835978_computer-robotics-can-factories.html


Varied working environment

Touch Screen devices have become very dynamic over the years and is continuously being used on various kinds of technology such as phones, computers and tablets. One of the new types of technology that's currently being worked and possibly soons to be introduced is having a touch screen device that can transform into physical buttons when you want to input text. This type of technology is not only revolutionary but inspiring for other technologies that it can be used in like for example gaming, navigation and also appliances. 

On the right is a video of the new Tactus touchscreen with physical buttons

This technology can make it fit for purpose in a working environment by helping people use new touch screen technology more fluently as like in the video they said that people in this generation want to use more physical buttons that we can feel as we are more familiar with it. I think that this will be the next big feature when it comes to smartphones as companies today haven't really evolved the touch interface as well as the phone itself.  

The layer and thickness of the touch screen doesn't change significantly when you are using the keyboard to input data on the device and the buttons then disappear when not in use.


Link - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405504,00.asp