ATMOS Interface transparent awareness systems Monochrome BIOS the first language shii·haa the first living instrument
ATMOS Interface is not assistance.
It is awareness infrastructure.
It exists for moments when the user must see what is happening.
Not as interpretation.
Not as guidance.
Not as comfort.
As signal.
As measurement.
As output.
As error.
As change.
Principle
The user is not trapped in biology.
The user is not trapped in technology.
Input is possible.
Control is possible.
Reset is possible.
System
The user inputs.
The machine measures.
The machine calculates.
The machine outputs.
The user acts.
input - participation - output
Breath controls self-state.
Commands control machine-state.
Errors stay visible.
Source stays reachable.
Reset is possible.
Nothing is hidden.
Nothing is softened.
Nothing is explained away.
Interface
The interface must separate two domains:
YOUR SIGNAL What is happening in the user. MACHINE What the machine measures, calculates, outputs, or flags.
The user must always know which domain is changing.
Rule
Do not interpret.
Do not suggest.
Do not reassure.
Do not hide error.
Do not mystify process.
Show state.
Show output.
Show fault.
Show reset.
Reset
RESET is not comfort.
RESET is action.
It clears the current state.
It reinitializes the machine.
It cleans the measurement.
It returns control to input.
Doctrine
No black box. No interpretation. No surrender. Input. Measurement. Calculation. Output. Error. Reset. The user stays in control.
Source: ATMOS Interface Manifest
"shii… haa."