Lightful: A open, public project to create the next generation of computer interfaces

The third generation of computer UI, direct manipulation interfaces, is emerging to replace the second generation of WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer), just as the WIMP GUIs replaced the first generation of command line interfaces. Lightful is an open-source, collaborative project to create the most usable, efficient, and invisible interface possible. The goal is to create a reference design, and ultimately a complete hardware and software system, that can not be patented or owned by any one entity, but will be a platform for the next generation of computers to build upon. Lightful re-examines all of the assumptions that constrain the current generation of interfaces, and asks, “what if we started over?” After introducing the principles of the project, this talk will include an overview of the reference design for Lightful as it now stands. Afterward, there will be an extended workshop session where anyone interested in participating will be invited to join as we explore the future of the Lightful interface project. User Experience and HCI specialists, engineers, designers, and anyone interested in moving beyond windows and mice, are invited to attend and participate.

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