Growing Up, Getting Serious

A talk about the Web of the next ten years. About moving beyond the browser, and into everything around us. About new interfaces, no interfaces, realities virtual and augmented. And about taking responsibility for systems that provide life, and death.
Given at Render Conf, March 2017.

Transcript

1. Growing Up, Getting Serious Render Conf, March 2017 @stopsatgreen
2. Peter Gasston Creative Technologist at +rehabstudio @stopsatgreen
3. I. Goodbye Browser II. Interface on Demand III. The Physical Web IV. Computers with Eyes V. Why It Matters @stopsatgreen
4. I. Goodbye Browser @stopsatgreen
5. “We are the last generation to know what ‘a browser’ is.” — Kenneth Auchenberg @stopsatgreen
6. @stopsatgreen
7. @stopsatgreen
8. Material Design @stopsatgreen
9. @stopsatgreen PWAs
10. Deeply Integrated PWAs / ‘WebAPKs’ @stopsatgreen
11. Chrome OS / Android @stopsatgreen
12. “The wall between ‘native’ and the Web is falling, and developers will be able to seamlessly use the same libraries in both contexts.” — Dan Callahan @stopsatgreen
13. “As WebAssembly evolves, you’ll be able to use it with languages often used for mobile apps, like Java, Swift, and C#.” — David Bryant @stopsatgreen
14. Electron / Slack @stopsatgreen
15. Facebook is the biggest mobile browser @stopsatgreen 48% 48% 34% 62% iOS Android Browser Facebook WebView
16. “In a way, Facebook made the browser wars irrelevant by essentially itself becoming the browser.” — Ben Basche @stopsatgreen
17. Instant Articles @stopsatgreen
18. Accelerated Mobile Pages @stopsatgreen
19. “The Verge’s brand has to connect with audiences that may never actually see it on the open web at all.” — Nilay Patel @stopsatgreen
20. II. Interface on Demand @stopsatgreen
21. “The app only appears in a particular context when necessary and in the format most convenient for the user.” — Matt Hartman @stopsatgreen
22. Most people get 5+ notifications daily 33% 44% 15% 0-4 5-19 20+ @stopsatgreen
23. Notifications @stopsatgreen
24. 60 40 20 0 Messages sent per day (billions) Messenger + WhatsApp SMS 60 20 @stopsatgreen People love messaging
25. Top Messaging Apps (MAUs) 0 250.000.000 500.000.000 750.000.000 1.000.000.000 1.2bn 1bn 846mn Messaging is huge @stopsatgreen
26. Messaging WebViews @stopsatgreen
27. Messaging Wubbles (ugh) @stopsatgreen
28. Mini Programs @stopsatgreen
29. “Think of it as a better version of a browser, where you’re signed in and payment-enabled for every site you visit.” — Connie Chan @stopsatgreen
30. III. The Physical Web @stopsatgreen
31. @stopsatgreen Voice UI
32. 2014 5 2015 2016 Voice-first device footprint (millions) 10 15 20 25 30 2017 Devices (millions) 32 0.5 2.5 9 Voice-first devices becoming popular
33. “By 2020, 30% of web browsing sessions will be done without a screen.” — Gartner @stopsatgreen
34. IoT / Web Bluetooth @stopsatgreen
35. Beacons / Nearby @stopsatgreen
36. @stopsatgreen “Nobody uses QR codes”
37. “QR codes are everywhere in public spaces in China, both as pixelated portals to the digital world and as identity verification.” — Christina Xu @stopsatgreen
38. @stopsatgreen QR codes in China
39. IV. Computers with Eyes IV. Computers with Eyes @stopsatgreen
40. “We believe that the camera screen will be the starting point for most products on smartphones.” — Snap IPO @stopsatgreen
41. @stopsatgreen Computer vision
42. “We’re going from computers with cameras, that take photos, to computers with eyes, that can see.” — Benedict Evans @stopsatgreen
43. MR AR / HoloLens
44. “In the context of AR, equating the browser to web is not only inaccurate but limiting.” — Saranyan Vigraham @stopsatgreen
45. “When AR hits tipping point it'll be nothing less than the internet merging with reality.” — JP LeBreton @stopsatgreen
46. VR / A-Frame
47. Interlude @stopsatgreen
48. “I don’t define ‘the web’ as websites alone, but rather as any user experience that’s delivered across multiple channels and devices.” — Dries Buytaert @stopsatgreen
49. “What if everything was powered by ‘the Web’, but you never saw a browser?” — Paul Kinlan @stopsatgreen
50. AMP Instant Articles Notifications Messaging WebViews App WebViews Apple News VR Wubbles (ugh) PWAs Browser Mini Programs Voice UI AR / MR
51. V. Why It Matters @stopsatgreen
52. “The main reason I care about the Web is because it’s the world’s biggest software platform that isn’t owned.” — David Herman @stopsatgreen
53. “When AR hits tipping point it'll be nothing less than the internet merging with reality. It's imperative that open platforms win that space.” — JP LeBreton @stopsatgreen
54. @stopsatgreen
55. “This phone was more important than my soul.” “This phone was more important than my soul.” — Unknown refugee @stopsatgreen
57. The End Come and talk to me. Or tweet @stopsatgreen.