
Notion Podcast Pioneers: Loretta Staples' journey through digital and cultural interfaces
Jan 27, 2022
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Interactive TV Prototype
- Loretta Staples designed an interactive TV prototype for Paramount/Viacom, predating web streaming.
- This involved navigating the differing cultures of TV and computer technology and the technical limitations of merging them.
Interactive TV Interface
- The interactive TV prototype used a remote control and a menu-based interface.
- An innovative concept was a video layer with a host guiding users, similar to modern streaming services.
Menu Organization Challenges
- Designing the interactive TV prototype involved many discussions about remote control functionality and menu organization.
- Explaining hierarchical menus and their pricing implications to decision-makers unfamiliar with the concept proved challenging.
