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Atari CX40 joystick - Evan Amos

Atari CX40 joystick - Evan Amos

Week 3 - Episode 15 - Buttons for Posterity

February 14, 2019

Some buttons that we introduced around the 1900s are still around.

We still push a button when we want to signal we’re standing outside someone’s house.

When we want an elevator to come and pick us up.

When we want the lights at the crossing to turn green.

But interfaces are changing. We now have sensors, and voice operated systems.

We touch screens - which are clever and convenient, but lack the physical satisfaction of ‘press-release’ you get when pushing an actual button.

So today, let’s get a little nostalgic.

Which buttons are you loath to let go of?

Arcade Game Buttons By Xdgx at English Wikipedia

Arcade Game Buttons By Xdgx at English Wikipedia

What buttons would you miss pressing?

Which interactions would you prefer not to be frictionless?

Today, create your own visual button museum of the buttons you love to press.

Capture them, and share them using the hashtag #kramerseye on Instagram or Twitter.

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