Post-Wimp User Interfaces: The Human Con-nection

In this age of (near-)adequate computing power, the power and usability of the user interface is as important to an application’s success as its functionality. Most of the code in modern desktop productivity applications resides in the user interface. But despite its centrality, the user interface field is currently in a rut: the WIMP (windows, icons, menus and pointers) GUI based on keyboard and mouse has evolved little since it was pioneered by Xerox PARC in the early 1970s.

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