Regarding Natural User Interface

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Hi,

Few questions regarding NUI and WPF.

1. Does using a Stylus qualify for Natural User Interface?
2. Will the touch and Manipulation features of WPF 4.0 work for Microsoft Surface? If so what is the main purpose of Surface SDK?
3. What are all the platforms/devices I can target for NUI, using WPF?

Posted 5-Feb-11 21:48pm

Jyothikarthik_N

Updated 5-Feb-11 21:49pm

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Espen Harlinn · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-05T23:12:00

1. A stylus is only an input device - obviously it can be used to provide input to a Natural User Intereface[^], and some people fill find it more natural than a mouse. From the users' perspective it will not be as "natural" as a multi-touch enabled surface, but I would rather create a sketch using a stylus then a mouse.

2. Seems like The Microsoft Surface Blog[^] provides a lot of information you will find useful. Including demos based on WPF. Surface provides a more comprehensive API for developing natural user interefaces.

3. With the release of Surface 2.0 SDK you can target any touch enbled device running Windows 7. Windows 7 Mobile devices, and possibly other devices too

Regards
Espen Harlinn