The Challenge at the Interface
The point at which one “world” meets another offers
both challenges and opportunities for insight, as
described by these contributions.

THE WAY I SEE IT

36 Waiting:
A Necessary Part of Life
Don Norman

Ps AND Qs

38 Keep Your Hair On: Designed
and Emergent Interactions for
Graphical Virtual Worlds
Elizabeth Churchill
in conversation with Bob Moore

LIFELONG INTERACTIONS

42 Designing Online Interactions:
What Kids Want and What
Designers Know
Allison Druin

OK/CANCEL

44 Parents Just Don’t Understand
Tom Chi, Kevin Cheng

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT

45 HCI Impact and Uncitedness
John Hopson

TRUE TALES

48 The Journey is the Reward
Steve Portigal

Optimistic Futurism
The challenges before us are great, but the designed
future can be one of beauty, sustenance, and
discovery.

COVER STORY

52 Optimistic Futurism
Richard Seymour

FEATURE

55 Dancing in the Streets
Scott Palmer, Sita Popat

(P)REVIEW

61 Merging Design, Business,
and Sustainability:
The Designers Accord
Allison Arieff, Valerie Casey

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

68 UCD In Chinese IT Enterprises
Gary Marsden

FEATURE

72 Into The Groove: Lessons from
the Desktop Music Revolution
David Cronin

INTERACTIONS CAFE

80 On the Experience Ecosystem,
Drama, Choreography...
Jon Kolko, Richard Anderson

May + June 2008