I had never heard of Elephant. Of course anything John McCarthy is worth a look, and this is relevant to my interests:) Also: thanks for pointing me at all the papers folks!
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Brendan Baldwin <[email protected]>wrote: > 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" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:48 AM, Casey Ransberger < >> [email protected]> 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 >> [email protected] >> http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc >> >> > _______________________________________________ > fonc mailing list > [email protected] > http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc > > -- Casey Ransberger
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