Calm Technology
A technology design philosophy proposed by Xerox PARC researchers Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown in 1995. It holds that the best technology should recede into the background, engaging user attention only when needed and retreating to the periphery otherwise, without disrupting or monopolizing cognitive resources. Amber Case systematized the concept in 2015 and formulated it into eight design principles.
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The core proposition of calm technology is that the best technology should move to the center of the user's attention when needed and recede to the periphery when not needed.
Amber Case systematized the concept of calm technology in her 2015 book of the same name, Calm Technology, and distilled eight design principles.
Amber Case advocates that good technology should demand minimal attention, intervene only when necessary, augment rather than replace human capabilities, and respect human social norms and habits.
The concept of Calm Technology was proposed by Mark Weiser of Xerox PARC in the 1990s, with the core idea that the best technology is technology whose presence goes unnoticed.
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The concept of Calm Technology was first proposed in the 1990s by Mark Weiser, a researcher at Xerox PARC.
65%UnverifiedThe core proposition of calm technology is that the best technology should move to the center of the user's attention when needed and recede to the periphery when not needed.
50%UnverifiedAmber Case systematized the concept of calm technology in her 2015 book of the same name, Calm Technology, and distilled eight design principles.
50%UnverifiedAmber Case advocates that good technology should demand minimal attention, intervene only when necessary, augment rather than replace human capabilities, and respect human social norms and habits.
50%UnverifiedThe concept of Calm Technology was proposed by Mark Weiser of Xerox PARC in the 1990s, with the core idea that the best technology is technology whose presence goes unnoticed.
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