Human Interface Guidelines 2.2.2. Gestural Interfaces: A Step Backwards In Usability. One step forward, two steps back. The usability crisis is upon us, once again. We suspect most of you thought it was over. After all, HCI certainly understands how to make things usable, so the emphasis has shifted to more engaging topics, such as exciting new applications, new technological developments, and the challenges of social networks and ubiquitous connection and communication.
Well you are wrong. In a recent column for Interactions (reference 2) Norman pointed out that the rush to develop gestural interfaces - "natural" they are sometimes called - well-tested and understood standards of interaction design were being overthrown, ignored, and violated. Recently, Raluca Budui and Hoa Loranger from the Nielsen Norman group performed usability tests on Apple's iPad (reference 1), reaching much the same conclusion. Why are we having trouble? · The lack of established guidelines for gestural control · Visibility (also called perceived affordances or signifiers) · Feedback · Scalability. Why No mailto: Link? Hide your mailto: links and keep your e-mail Inbox clean. If you place your e-mail address somewhere visible on your website, it will be only a matter of time until your e-mail account will get more and more spam messages. There are lots of spam bots checking the Internet for email addresses on regular websites, forums, blog and mailing lists.
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