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MEX Notes: Gestures appropriate to context

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  • MEX note: This article from Engadget has a very interesting video at the bottom of the page. Take a look at the touch gestures the demonstrator is using to control the navigation application on iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Now have a think about how easy it is to swipe and pinch the screen of your phone while driving? This is an interface which has been designed for the wrong context of use: it works fine when the device is held in the hand, but the majority of in-car users will be docking their devices into a cradle and looking for large, easy to select buttons on the screen. Gestures which require higher degrees of motor control – e.g. swiping from a specific place or a two finger pinch – are unsuited to partial attention contexts and environments where there is a lot of motion.
Marek Pawlowski

Marek Pawlowski is the founder of MEX. Since 1995, he has focused the MEX business on helping digital industries to develop better, more profitable products through improved understanding of user behaviour with mobile devices and wireless networks. MEX is best known for its events, research and consulting, which balance commercial, technical and user insights to define the future of mobile user experience.

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