As a result, the future of reading will involve creating a deep, resonant experience for readers, with attention paid to all aspects of the vehicle, the content, the medium and the function of design.
Following form with function
Gold's studies into reading gave birth to exciting new technologies developed by his colleagues, some simple, others wildly futuristic. "Infinite Books" employ a hyperbolic browser that allows readers to navigate through a narrative structure. In one example, the reader interactively chooses the path of the main character, Henry, as he walks through different phases of his day and world. "Sonic Books," like the Listen Reader, look like normal books, only the paper is embedded with sensors that allow the reader to conduct background music for each page with a brush of the hand across the page.