Designing Gestural Interfaces Touchscreens and Interactive Devices

Name: Designing Gestural Interfaces Touchscreens and Interactive Devices
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ISBN: 9780596518394

ISBN-10: 0596518390

ISBN-13: 9780596518394

Edition: 2009

Authors: Dan Saffer

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If you want to get started in new era of interaction design, this is the reference you need. Touchscreens on mobile devices and ATMs let us manipulate things onscreen with our But there's been no central source of information about gestural interface technology -- until now. Designing Gestural Interfaces provides you with essential information about kinesiology, sensors, ergonomics, physical computing, touchscreen technology, and new interface patterns: all you need to know to augment your existing skills in "traditional" websites, software, or physical products. Packed with informative illustrations and photos, this book helps you: Learn the process of designing gestural interfaces, from…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.19" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 1.144



Dedication


Preface


Who Should Read this Book


How to Use this Book


How to Contact Us


Safariï¿½“ Books Online


Acknowledgments



Introducing Interactive Gestures



Tap is the New Click



Direct Versus Indirect Manipulation



A Brief History of Gestural Interfaces



The Mechanics of Touchscreens and Gestural Controllers



Designing Interactive Gestures: The Basics



Determining the Appropriate Gesture



For Further Reading



Designing for the Human Body



Basic Kinesiology



The Ergonomics of Interactive Gestures



The Ergonomics of Motion



Designing Touch Targets



For Further Reading



Patterns for Touchscreens and Interactive Surfaces



How to Use Patterns



Tap to Open/Activate



Tap to Select



Drag to Move Object



Slide to Scroll



Spin to Scroll



Slide and Hold for Continuous Scroll



Flick to Nudge



Fling to Scroll



Tap to Stop



Pinch To Shrink And Spread to Enlarge



Two Fingers to Scroll



Ghost Fingers



Patterns for Free-Form Interactive Gestures



Proximity Activates/Deactivates



Move Body to Activate



Point to Select/Activate



Wave to Activate



Place Hands Inside to Activate



Rotate to Change State



Step to Activate



Shake to Change



Tilt to Move



Documenting Interactive Gestures



Why Document Anything?



Existing Movement Notation Systems



Documenting Gestures in Interactive Systems



For Further Reading



Prototyping Interactive Gestures



Faking It: Low-Fidelity Prototypes



High-Fidelity Prototypes



Testing Prototypes



Prototyping Resources



For Further Reading



Communicating Interactive Gestures



Three Zones of Engagement



Methods of Communicating Interactive Gestures



For Further Reading



The Future of Interactive Gestures



Future Trends



Toward Standards



The Ethics of Gestures



For Further Reading


A Palette of Human Gestures and Movements


Gestures for Touchscreens


Gestures for Free-Form Systems


For Further Reading


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