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Even if you work on a company developing custom software, you can always amazed and surprised when the future technology a reality. Watching old episodes of Star Trek or the Jetsons reveal “the technology is used not only fair, probably a few years old. Some aspects of the future behind us.

This is why we are so excited and flat, if we were to read Seattle PI article on Microsoft 3D UI patent. Microsoft has recently received a patent for a 3D interface, a completely different context of the “virtual office” concept.

would be to develop

Essentially, this 3D interface would emulate the environment of a real office, so that users interact with objects just like in real life. Some may argue about the need for such an environment, because we have real offices, but I think it’s just a technology platform prototypes.

There are so many possibilities for this platform, especially when combined with Microsoft technology Kinect.

What is less clear in the patent, such a person just interfaces with the world. We can imagine something that already exists (with glasses or head-cheese), but I’m sure some wizard in the material world is an innovative way to find the interface with the world of 3D.

It seems that this is an excellent platform for security. How many spy movies that you saw where the follies of mankind are thieves? Computers are more logical, better able to (until they start to program with feelings, EEP!) rules in black and white. If someone needs to provide access to a safe place, e-File “could get a better environment because it lacks a physical form.

If someone tries to steal it without adequate access, Virtual security guard, the user will launch faster than you can say, “the trick attractive lady.”

In the coming years, we have interesting to see how these changes for the custom software development and of user interface design. Seattle PI is a great technology that Microsoft is trying to develop, is like a first person shooter. Generally, game developers and software developers in separate circles run, because everyone needs frames of different subsets of knowledge and development tools. However, this seems to be that 3D technology is connected in a real way.

It is strange to software development companies who think they work B2B mainly for developers graphics engine and tools in the business process software import solution. It is often a topic of discussion in our office. We find it fascinating when people gather creative and technical teams, as they are often truly innovative methods, tools, processes or products.

Up in 3-D technology is completed and open for custom software development, Amadeus Consulting is still the most oriented to software quality in 2D. We will also see Tron a few times to make sure we’re ready.

How to keep your software interface consistent so many programmers working on the project.

In a development team with a half-dozen programmers are all working on the same project, the creation of a single user interface can be a nightmare. There may be problems of inconsistent use of symbols of the language (eg formal and informal). So the question is, what is the best way to achieve a consistent user experience?

Hardly anyone would say the importance of interface design these days, especially as companies like Google and Apple users with almost dazzling joy to use interfaces spoiled. But a working application is even more important, at least initially, you can always beautiful things, if your software actually works.

While working as a UI designer, it was my job to create prototypes developed for the application. Once I created the HTML and the image in Photoshop and Expression Web, all I had to do to put them in Visual Studio Master Pages.

It worked very well, because the programmer does not come together, then add the logic.

This proved to be an excellent approach because it does not need a style guide or volumes of documentation. It works because there was only one person responsible for the design of the interface. The reality is that most companies have not put anyone in particular for the role of user interface, although more and more companies (compared to some years ago).

run as a project manager for some years now worked, I noticed there is another approach that works well for UI consistency. Personally, I do not think too much confidence in writing and leaders expect the user interface for programmers to follow. There are a few reasons: 1) programmers are often not in the interface design, 2) although there is much to remember, and 3) the cons-productive

UI style guides programmers slow, because you practice. look good at something they are not suitable for them,. they are good at coding, so you can code

So what do you do if the programmers do their thing and just code, no specific guidelines on the user interface? Inconsistencies in the interface.

This happens even if you provide programmers with prototypes of the work. For example, your model may not contain the exact text of error message, then a programmer, it’s true, you put in a proactive manner (eg “Invalid Input”).

What is the solution? Simple, you have a person check on the entire surface of milestones and log errors in the Issue Tracker. These errors are reported as user interface or low priority. If it’s a script error in the software, it is obviously important, the first before a UI glitch.

patch is the question that should be reviewed in the interface? There should be one person (for consistency), and the person who should be the most talented with HCI / interface design. Is

My point, do not try programmer and UI designer. If you have an error log of user interface, it is available in the tracker issue, it will not go away. Programmers and resolve, if they are good and ready. UI bugs are usually easy to fix, so they can act as a break for a good programmer. Imagine an encoder only 2 hours spent on debugging a serious data corruption. Fixing a few bugs UI would most likely be a welcome change to come.

As for the language or text in an application (such as error messages, online help, labels, etc.) will, you would not necessarily on the error log. If you have a string table, or some kind of configuration file such as XML, it is easy to tweak to save the person UI text with a direct access to the configuration. For example, if you “connection error” in the XML configuration file, you could not do this for “the username or password you entered is incorrect.”

If things in writing, they are forgotten. This is particularly the case if the documents are long (eg 20 + pages) is obtained. The problem is exacerbated when programmers could realize less consistent user interface across all screens, the entire application. Your to-do lists often say login screen code “, not” code of the login screen -. And do look pretty “

As a side note, I must say, I have a massive UI style guide that I wrote an application designed. He has to write to me almost two weeks and I personally believe it was not necessary. It was essentially a way for programmers to understand, such as changing the interface, after I finished my contract. On the question, if the leadership is useful or not found, I do not know. I think, design, design and coding should be left to programmers should be allowed, it is good business sense as well.