[IxDA Discuss] Interaction design is design of time

[Gunnar Langemark]

Not intending to be rude or anything - I nevertheless decide to invade 
this thread....
:-)

I'm not sure Einstein would have agreed that space is a subcategory of time.

While I find your argument interesting - I don't agree on the conclusion.

Sure: Every kind of interaction takes place in time.
But equally: All kinds of experiences of and in time - are situated in 
space (relative to other places/spaces).

So in my world - time and space are on the same level of importance - 
and as such the information space and the interaction time - are equally 
important, and weigh in with different emphasis - on different projects. 
Exactly as in the graphic.

Best
Gunnar Langemark
http://www.langemark.com

Challis Hodge wrote (or was it Oleh?):
> The classification illustrated by the diagram is misleading. Both UI
> and IA should be viewed as branches of interaction design.
>
> Why UI design is interaction design? Take a look at any illustration
> of eye tracking of UI. They unfold in time. Hence guided time
> perception is indelible from UI design. Users spend time looking and
> discovering familiar patterns and use them as anchors for further
> interactions.
>
> Why IA is interaction design? It is primary goal is reducing time of
> finding relevant information.
>
>   

> Oleh Kovalchuke