Billie, While I have not been involved with different layouts for touchscreen keyboards, foillowing is what I have done, and was interesting.
I was working with the FreePad research group - using fingers to write 'text messages'. We did a study to compare the performance with users using the T-9 mode to type messages on a mobile phone. Some really good outcomes were - - Most users found using 'fingers' to 'write' messages 'NATURAL' and SIMPLE - Using FreePad was not good enough in terms of providing feedback to users, about the words being misspelled, etc. - Users felt with practice, their 'speed' will be much better - Female participants, with fingernails, actually did worse (in terms of recognition of the words scribbled) on FreePad mode Sincerely, - Kunal. On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Billie Mandel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Question 2 of the evening: has anyone done any comparative user research > yet on different layouts for touchscreen keyboards on mobile phones? I'm > just not convinced that the metaphor translates for a QWERTY keyboard on a > one-hand device with no actual buttons. Will probably do said research > myself if none of you lovely people has taken it on yet. Thoughts? > > Cheers, > - Billie > > ******************* > Billie Mandel > Director, User Experience > Purple Labs S.A. > > > > ________________________________ > This message, including attachments, is intended solely for the addressee > indicated in this message and is strictly confidential or otherwise > Privileged. If you are not the intended recipient (or responsible for > delivery of the message to such person) : - (1) please immediately (i) > notify the sender by reply email and (ii) delete this message and > attachments, - (2) any use, copy or dissemination of this transmission is > strictly prohibited. If you or your employer does not consent to Internet > email messages of this kind, please advise Purple Labs by reply e-mail > immediately. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this > message are not given or endorsed by Purple Labs unless otherwise indicated > by an authorized representative independent of this message. > ________________________________________________________________ > 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
