POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

REACTION PAPER

The seminar about Zero User Interface was discussed by Engr. Klixon
Nylle T. Apuyan— a Licensed Electronic Engineer and Technician, a Systems
Analyst/Programmer at Transworld Systems, Inc., a Software Development Life
Cycle Trainer, and specializes on Legacy Systems for Financial and Business
Services.
Zero UI is the concept of removing the barrier between user and device,
and having a more seamless interaction with technology.
Industry advancements are moving towards not only more intuitive and
integrated pieces of tech, but also an environment that creates less disconnect
from our world, providing authentic, meaningful interactive spaces.
Zero UI is all about how we as the user interact with our content.
Typically, we have a device being interacted with directly through a
touchscreen, or indirectly with a remote control. Zero UI is the push to become
even more integrated with our tech. Touchless tech or Zero UI.
While a world completely devoid of physical interfaces may never be a
reality, being less tied to our devices may be in the cards.
At the helm of this transition are gesture-based user interfaces. The
gaming world has been one of the first to adopt gesture controls as a way of
providing a more natural user experience. Think Wii, PlayStation Move and
Microsoft Kinect. Our ability to control our gaming console has become less
tied to button commands and instead allows us to incorporate more properties
of physical space and motion into our experience.