The Design of Implicit Interactions: Making Interactive Systems Less Obnoxious. Ju, W. & Leifer, L. 2008.
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Implicit interactions represent an important research frontier in interaction design. Whereas traditional interaction design has focused on explicit interactions, where the use of computers and interactive products rely on explicit input and output, implicit interactions occur without the behest or awareness of the user. This article outlines implicit interactions as an emerging area of applied design research and provides guidance to designers of interactive objects and systems. We provide a framework that characterizes interactions by attentional demand and initiative, and present a methodology for generalizing implicit interaction techniques through the development and use of interaction patterns and analogues.

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