[IxDA Discuss] 10 Foot User Interface

[Trip O'Dell]

I would encourage you to look at some of the media effects research  
being done in telecommunications. The department at Indiana  
University (where I went) is well known for this kind of research.  
The department has a lab called the ICR. Here's a link to their  
publications page:
http://www.indiana.edu/~icr/icrlab/publication.htm
Best
Trip

>
> "A 10-foot user interface is a user interface for a television set  
> or a
> similarly sized screen. "10 foot" refers to the approximate  
> distance from the
> viewer to the screen, which can be shorter or longer than 10 feet  
> (which is
> about 3 m) depending on the size of the screen. Such interfaces  
> have large menus
> and buttons that are also designed to be navigated by a hand-held  
> remote
> control. Examples are electronic program guides, Apple's Front Row,  
> and the
> Microsoft Windows Media Center interface."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-foot_user_interface
>
>
> Suresh, I'd advise to get some input from someone with experience  
> in designing
> for TV (motion graphics). It's a world of it's own.
>
> For 10 ft UIs there are a few good pointers on the web:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb174608.aspx
> http://www.tiresias.org/guidelines/television.htm
>
> Then, depending on the area you're working with (games, media  
> center, iTV), you
> should also look for guidelines for the specific application area.
>
> Gil.