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The Architecture of the Mouse |
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| Authors: | Mark Wigley |
| Abstract: | The mouse is a potent prosthetic. When placed in front of our desktop we do not even have to think consciously about reaching for it. Mark Wigley's eulogy to this seemingly humble but transformative technology highlights the power that such a discrete device can have on the human ecosystem, providing a seamless interface between body and brain that is still only to be dreamt of in architecture. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | Organic and inorganic circuits local interfaces touchscreen ‘handheld’ micro movements remote controls keyboards and keypads micro-switches buttons define the space we occupy Marshal McLuhan moment that technology becomes part of biology Augmentation Research Center Douglas Engelbart ‘Man-Computer Symbiosis’ JCR Licklider ‘Extending Man's Intellect’ US Air Force Office of Scientific Research Augmentation Research Center Herman Miller Bill English Apple Microsoft ‘As We Think’ Vannevar Bush Memex ‘augmented architect at work’ |