What my 4-year-old taught me about technology

Re:What my 4-year-old taught me about technology by gbelote on Tuesday October 25, 2011 @11:52PM (#3157077)

It's very interesting hearing about young kids trying to interact with "old media" like they would an iPhone or iPad. Swiping a billboard, tapping a magazine cover. To me, these aren't obvious ways to interact with the things I've gotten used to all my life.

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Re:What my 4-year-old taught me about technology by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @07:07AM (#3158045)

I've been using computers since the days of tape drives. Personally, I've tried to use a touch screen on occassions only to find it's a regular computer screen.

I think there needs to be some recognised international symbol that touchscreens could show to indicate they can and should be touched - pointer icon (index finder extended hand symbol) with emanating circles appears to be the de facto standard. They do rather lack affordance.

I've never yet tried to pinch zoom a magazine cover or whatever though.

Reminds me of the Star Trek movie scene when Scotty picks up the mouse and talks in to it.

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Re:What my 4-year-old taught me about technology by Causification on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @09:16AM (#3158387)

There's already an international symbol for touchscreens: fingerprints.

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Re:What my 4-year-old taught me about technology by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday October 26, 2011 @12:20PM (#3159240)

Lol, yeah, I'll look out for them next time.

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