I think we place too much emphasis on visuals simply because they're more readily at-hand for the individual user, even when doing so forces those around that i

I think we place too much emphasis on visuals simply because they're more readily at-hand for the individual user, even when doing so forces those around that individual far outside their comfort zone. It creates a barrier, putting both sides on the defensive, at odds with each other. Meanwhile, we drastically underestimate the potential utility of non-visual sensory augmentation. For instance, a hidden device providing vibrotactile information could provide far subtler, lower-level cues about the world around us, even to the point of widening the human experience to nearly limitless novel senses [0]. That's the direction I'd love to see us move wearables and technology in general: pervasive, yet unobtrusive. [0]:http://www.mase.io/tech/wearables/2014/10/23/wearables/ http://www.mase.io/tech/wearables/2014/10/23/wearables/