I surely don't want to detract from the bigger picture of the concepts behind the app. Aside from the controller there are some really great ideas presented here.
Part 2 has been released of the presentation, which focuses completely on a small mobile device and its experience. I particularly like the incorporation of GPS into the decision making process of social plans. (as long as you can turn that part off of course!) http://www.vimeo.com/1476338 On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 12:15 PM, j. eric townsend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shaun Bergmann wrote: > > (however yes, the repetitive strain injuries yet to be discovered are >> going >> to be fun to watch for) >> > > Why are those 3d/space balls always sitting way forward on someone's desk? > Why not beside the chair, or held in the lap like a game controller? In > the dark ages I tried making a strap for a spaceball so I could hold it on > my thigh, but it was just too damned heavy. > > > Also, see "Gorilla Arm" in the Hacker's Dictionary: > > <http://www.ccil.org/jargon/jargon_22.html> > > gorilla arm /n./ > > The side-effect that destroyed touch-screens as a mainstream input > technology despite a promising start in the early 1980s. It seems the > designers of all those spiffy touch-menu systems failed to notice that > humans aren't designed to hold their arms in front of their faces making > small motions. After more than a very few selections, the arm begins to feel > sore, cramped, and oversized -- the operator looks like a gorilla while > using the touch screen and feels like one afterwards. This is now considered > a classic cautionary tale to human-factors designers; "Remember the gorilla > arm!" is shorthand for "How is this going to fly in real use?". > > > > -- > jet / KG6ZVQ > http://www.flatline.net > pgp: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
