The Evolution of User Interfaces • Ken Pfeuffer • GOTO 2025 @GOTO-
The Evolution of User Interfaces • Ken Pfeuffer • GOTO 2025  @GOTO-
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Ken Pfeuffer - The Mastermind Behind Apple's Gaze-and-Pinch Technology @kenpfeuffer3002

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dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/3131277.3132180
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ABSTRACT
The user interface—what connects you, me, and the digital world—has evolved remarkably from 2D GUIs with keyboards and mice to multi-touch, wearables, and now spatial computing (AR/VR/XR), reaching billions of people worldwide. Major shifts in interface paradigms are rare and often occur only once in decades, yet we may be on the cusp of one that could fundamentally transform everything we do with our hands on computers.

In this talk, I will trace this evolution and introduce Eye-Hand Symbiosis—my decade-long vision and research project exploring the fusion of eyes and hands for interaction. It is showing first signs of becoming reality, and I will share where this path might lead in the years ahead. [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
03:21 AR/VR today
08:50 Agenda
09:10 How did we get here?
20:22 Where does eye input come from?
38:01 What's ahead?
42:49 Outro

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LaViola Jr., Kruijff, Bowman, McMahan & Poupyrev • 3D User Interfaces • amzn.to/4aQVn6E

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