The Library in your Living Room

[Pat Rapp]

For those of us who have been working in Second Life, this interface will be a welcome addition. I don't expect people to sift through text on their televisions. Immersive environments are so much more interesting and they take advantage of everything your high deft tv screen has to offer. I expect we'll see virtual worlds catch on - if not Second Life, then something very similar where you can create your own content (as opposed to a world like Warcraft where the game developers create content.)

Pat Rapp


From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Hawk,Mickey
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Wondering if design for the TV shouldn't be more like design for mobile, especially when using input devices like you mention (joystick, etc.)?  Not sure there is a good media query for that type of device.  Have to look into that.

Mick

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Mickey Hawk
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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Schofield
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Subject: [WEB4LIB] The Library in your Living Room

I finally pulled down the latest Xbox 360 Update last night which is packaged with Internet Explorer 9. Sure, there are a lot of internet ready televisions, but only now when bundled with Kinect can you browse the web with gestures and voice commands. To be honest, I really enjoyed surfing from the couch. I could totally do that. Typing URIs with a joystick and a button leaves a little to be desired, but generally I thought the interface was pretty fun.

But the web with its textual links and packed screen doesn't feel right when you're more than 24" away from your monitor. Input is clumsy - a controller, a remote, sketchy voice commands, or big gestures with your hands-so I kind of see the wisdom in the modular, Metro look of Windows 8, and I think that's where the web for big screens is going to go (unless you're controlling it with your phone).

This has me thinking: what do you think the library will be like in your living room?



Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian | (954) 262-4536
Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center

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