WEEK NINE: HUMAN THOUGHT REVISITED

I've been doing some thinking about how exactly this interface would work, and one of the issues that keeps coming up is the idea of how one would interact with it, without it becoming virtual reality.

My original ideas were:

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Direct conscious input into the mind was envisaged as the interface existing within ones thoughts, input using mind-scanning technology, however my research into human consciousness uncovered that human thought is fluid and constantly changing.  What this means is that when you think about something, your mind automatically thinks about other things tangentially related to that. It then seems that to have an interface which exists in ones thoughtswould be difficult to concentrate on consciously.

Lucid dream input related to initiating a lucid dreaming state to enhance concentration, while allowing users to still be completely aware- however this seemed far too related to virtual reality, and was therefore discarded.

When understanding the needs of users, it is important to consider that while many lack the ability to communicate with others, many can still hear, see, smell and feel, though often to a lesser degree. Their needs are more about expressing their own ideas, rather than "downloading" the ideas of others.

Perhaps I need to explore other ways in which users can interact with the interface...