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Experts Say Gestural Interfaces Are a Step Backwards In Usability

Posted by samzenpus on from the wave-to-the-past dept.

smitty777 writes "Veteran usability experts Donald A. Norman and Jakob Nielsen wrote an interesting article lamenting the current state of the art in gesture interfaces. According to them, the lack of standards for interacting with these devices puts us on par with the '94 vintage in web design, when designers discovered they could make the buttons and UI look like anything they wanted."

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  1. Best interface ever developed was... by syousef · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...the slashdot April fools ohmigodponies interface. It was the pinnacle of web design and nothing has come close since.

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  2. Re:patents by AndyAndyAndyAndy · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's actually a particular gesture that's widely standardized to address this type of thing. At least in the US.

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  3. Re:It has been a generation since 1994. by jon_doh2.0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "It has been roughly one full generation of developers since 1994"

    Its not as if generations move through the industry in a block, like tribal age-group initiates.

  4. Re:This is giving me ideas... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't blink! Blink and you're dead. This control is fast,faster than you can imagine. Good luck.