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- [Instructor] Interacting with products is bidirectional. People add and receive information. We don't just passively view information, we also enter it. Browse content, indicate choices, and start direct and stop the functionality offered by the product. All of these actions require different input mechanisms. Products can gather information from many sources and many are equipped with multiple sensors to gather information about the environment beyond the device. Many inputs require interaction by the people using the product such as typing, gestures, voice, and fingerprints. But some sensors are able to gather information automatically without explicit interaction, such as GPS location, or ambient brightness. In the real world, we pick up, use, manipulate, carry, and otherwise, interact directly with objects. But some of our interactions are indirect, such as the steering wheel of a car. We turn the wheel inside…

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