THE DEATH OF THE WEBSITE ?
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THE DEATH OF THE WEBSITE ?
The idea of implementing touch-less controls into our daily lives has been going strong for a while now , even if the idea of a video game where “ you have to use your hands ” wasn ’ t as ridiculous in the year 2015 as Back to the Future : Part II predicted .
Robert Zemekis ’ joke isn ’ t too far off the mark , however . With the ongoing rise of VR and AR gaming , it feels like we ’ re getting closer and closer to an entertainment experience that doesn ’ t involve touching a controller , mouse or keyboard .
What has been gaining traction over the past half decade is the idea of a future that ’ s free from the traditional idea of touchscreens altogether . “ We use the term Zero UI to talk about methods of getting away from using screens as the controlling device ,” explains Andrew Dunbar , general manager EMEA at digital consultancy Appnovation . “ The natural place you go from there is to voice control , gesture control and then potentially AI . I actually think it ’ s a bit of a misnomer , because I don ’ t think Zero UI isn ’ t so much about stepping away from
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DECEMBER 2019