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touch and keyboard are different - 3 clickies
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, December 31 2012 @ 09:54 AM EST

Nielsen Norman Group (nngroup.com) articles :

"Mouse vs. Fingers as Input Device"  (Apr. 2012 / 21 Nov. 2012)

"Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users"  (19 Nov. 2012)

"Usability in the Movies: Top 10 Bloopers"  (31 Oct. 2012)

3. The 3D UI

In Minority Report , the characters operate a complex information space by gesturing wildly in the space in front of their screens. As Tog found when filming Starfire , it's very tiring to keep your arms in the air while using a computer. Gestures do have their place, but not as the primary user interface for office systems.

P.S. Search chain for link #3 :
arm tiring ' at NNG - "Usability in the Movies: Top 10 Bloopers"
[Dead URL - http://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-in-the-movies-top-10-bloopers/]
'& nbsp;site:nngroup.com "usability in the movies" ' at Google

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