Developing Gesture-Based UI Navigation Using Kinect. Delivery.acm.org/10.1145/320000/317576/p76-bongers.pdf?ip=128.62.44.173&id=317576&acc=ACTIVE SERVICE&key=603D2E7028CD4EF5%2E4D4702B0C3E38B35%2E4D4702B0C3E38B35%2E4D4702B0C3E38B35&CFID=441384271&CFTOKEN=17849255&__acm__=1413232497_eef2ae32d83185f28231eb4be. Natural user interface. In computing, a natural user interface, or NUI, or Natural Interface is the common parlance used by designers and developers of human-machine interfaces to refer to a user interface that is effectively invisible, and remains invisible as the user continuously learns increasingly complex interactions.
The word natural is used because most computer interfaces use artificial control devices whose operation has to be learned. A NUI relies on a user being able to quickly transition from novice to expert. While the interface requires learning, that learning is eased through design which gives the user the feeling that they are instantly and continuously successful. Thus, “natural” refers to a goal in the user experience – that the interaction comes naturally, while interacting with the technology, rather than that the interface itself is natural. Several design strategies have been proposed which have met this goal to varying degrees of success. History[edit] Evolution of user interfaces. Fractured bodies : gesture, pleasure, and politics in contemporary computer music performance. EBL Reader - Music and Human-Computer Interaction.