Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 28th Nov 2006 13:52 UTC
Graphics, User Interfaces The OLPC's interface is simply way too complicated. I just read through the human interface guidelines for the project; and by god, I got lost after only a few paragraphs. How are kids supposed to learn all this? Read on for my thoughts.
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That closing line seems to sum you up:
by gnarly on Tue 28th Nov 2006 14:21 UTC
gnarly
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2006-10-11

"Why do things the hard way when they can be done just as effectively the easy way?"

Nah, we won't try something new. We'll cop out and use an existing paradigm that isn't necessarily as well suited as a teaching aid instead. Yeah!