virtual techdaysINDIA │ 9-11 February 2011
UI Exuberance – Architect with Apt Technologies
Sandeep J Alur │ Enterprise Architect Advisor, Microsoft India
Great Experience ?
More than “look and feel”
Great Experiences
Engaging
Functional
Connected
Web 3.0• Intelligent Web• Semantic Web• Era between 2010 to 2020
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FORM FACTORS
More Web Browser Choices than Ever
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Where are we heading ?
The Browser is the Theater, not the Play
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ASP.Net
Silverlight
Flash
Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Forms
Win 32
HTML 5
User Experience
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Natural User Interface
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Evolution of User Interface
Source: wikipedia
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
NATURAL USER INTERFACE
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Examples of NUI
3D Immersive Touch Multitouch
Natural Gestures
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Does one Technology Solve the Challenge (Problem) ?
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No
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Enterprise View
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• Choose a platform that has a promising roadmap
• Choose a platform that offers capability as the priority
• Choose a platform that is stable, and yet promises to innovate with time
User Interface
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Consumer View
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They appreciate capability and not technology
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Win 32 (Native)
• Go beyond Abstract Layer capability• Stay close to OS level calls
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Asp.Net
• De-facto web technology• Quick, Basic to Serious Web Applications
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Silverlight
• RIA• Great Experience• Beyond ASP .NET, HTML
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Silverlight
• RIA• Great Experience• Beyond ASP .NET, HTML
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HTML 5
• ~ RIA• Promises Great Experience
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Windows Forms/ WPF
• Enterprise• Consumer
Natural User Interface
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