http://johnnyholland.org/johnny-tv/buttons-are-a-hack-josh-clark/ It's all about interaction Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://johnnyholland.org/johnny-tv/buttons-are-a-hack-josh-clark/#comment-118597 Brandon Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:27:51 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?post_type=tv&p=15922#comment-118597 @Maarten: I'd have to agree; I always felt that touchscreen feels clumsy, but could never explain it the way you just did. In order for a touchscreen to NOT feel clumsy, seems like it would have to be quite a bit larger, thus reducing it's functionality. @Maarten: I’d have to agree; I always felt that touchscreen feels clumsy, but could never explain it the way you just did. In order for a touchscreen to NOT feel clumsy, seems like it would have to be quite a bit larger, thus reducing it’s functionality.

]]> http://johnnyholland.org/johnny-tv/buttons-are-a-hack-josh-clark/#comment-118430 Maarten Meijer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:58:31 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?post_type=tv&p=15922#comment-118430 Buttons, sliders, and all other forms of indirect manipulation reduce the required fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. Going back to direct manipulation via touch will thus raise the threshold of these fine motor skills, so maybe making interfaces more comprehensible, but less operable. Buttons, sliders, and all other forms of indirect manipulation reduce the required fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. Going back to direct manipulation via touch will thus raise the threshold of these fine motor skills, so maybe making interfaces more comprehensible, but less operable.

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