Touch Gesture

Want to Create Touchscreen Layouts that Feel Great? Embrace Human Movement Patterns

I’ve observed that people using large touchscreens experience varying degrees of fatigue and discomfort from the physical effort of swiping, tapping and zooming. The placement of the interface elements is one contributor to the discomfort. Repeatedly executing a gesture that is at odds with the…

Touch Gesture Success and Screen Angle for an Interactive Kiosk

When installing a touchscreen kiosk, the angle of the screen is a major consideration. First, it affects how quickly people perceive the device as interactive and also touch-enabled. (See my   previous  post, Is That a Kiosk? How to Best Position Your Public Touchscreen Display…