Wasn't John McCarthy's Elephant programming language based on the metaphor of conversation? Perhaps voice based programming interactions are addressed there? On Apr 9, 2013 8:46 AM, "David Barbour" <dmbarb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:48 AM, Casey Ransberger <casey.obrie...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> >> The computer is going to keep getting smaller. How do you program a >> phone? It would be nice to be able to just talk to it, but it needs to be >> able -- in a programming context -- to eliminate ambiguity by asking me >> questions about what I meant. Or *something.* >> > > Well, once computers get small enough that we can easily integrate them > with our senses and gestures, it will become easier to program again. > > Phones are an especially difficult target (big hands and fingers, small > screens, poor tactile feedback, noisy environments). But something like > Project Glass or AR glasses could project information onto different > surfaces - screens the size of walls, effectively - or perhaps the size of > our moleskin notebooks [1]. Something like myo [2] would support pointer > and gesture control without much interfering with our use of hands. > > That said, I think supporting ambiguity and resolving it will be one of > the upcoming major revolutions in both HCI and software design. It has a > rather deep impact on software design [3]. > > (Your Siri converstation had me laughing out loud. Appreciated.) > > [1] > http://awelonblue.wordpress.com/2012/10/26/ubiquitous-programming-with-pen-and-paper/ > [2] https://getmyo.com/ > [3] > http://awelonblue.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/abandoning-commitment-in-hci/ > > > _______________________________________________ > fonc mailing list > fonc@vpri.org > http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc > >
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