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It's definitely cool, but I can't yet think of a single user interaction where it would be faster than just using shortcuts.
* Controlling 3D models.
* When doing presentations.
* When watching a movie/video on fullscreen.
* Cooking by following a recipe on the computer and not having clean hands.
Strange that the "swiping & pinch to zoom" gestures (starting at 41) are exactly opposite of how they work in an iPad. I can understand swiping being backward - people can disagree about "move the camera" vs. "move the paper" - but pinch-to-zoom-in is wrong in all contexts. ah, microsoft. you've got this cool research, but somehow you manage to make the usability all wrong. how did these people not notice that they i…
I've been messing around with a Leap Motion device lately, and while I was initially skeptical, there are some actions which are genuinely more pleasant than using a keyboard alone. Sure, it may not be ideal for everyday computing, but it can be great for specific scenarios. Think a presentation, or something that has less frequent interactions than surfing the web.
Strange that the "swiping & pinch to zoom" gestures (starting at 41) are exactly opposite of how they work in an iPad. I can understand swiping being backward - people can disagree about "move the camera" vs. "move the paper" - but pinch-to-zoom-in is wrong in all contexts. ah, microsoft. you've got this cool research, but somehow you manage to make the usability all wrong. how did these people not notice that they i…
It's not wrong, it's just another manner of perspective: "shrink the aperture" vs. "shrink the paper".
> how did these people not notice that they implemented pinch-to-zoom backward from how it works on their phones?
On a touchscreen, it feels like you're actually working with the content directly, but when it's a keyboard, touchpad, or scrollwheel on a mouse, you're really working with the "camera".
Strange that the "swiping & pinch to zoom" gestures (starting at 41) are exactly opposite of how they work in an iPad. I can understand swiping being backward - people can disagree about "move the camera" vs. "move the paper" - but pinch-to-zoom-in is wrong in all contexts. ah, microsoft. you've got this cool research, but somehow you manage to make the usability all wrong. how did these people not notice that they i…
Smaller distance between finger tips == smaller abstract distance from what's show on the screen. To "move farther away" you move your fingers farther apart.
It doesn't seem all that odd. Just requires shifting the mental model (as with swiping).
Meanwhile, later in the same video (3:21), they show the same gesture following the more common behavior (widening fingertip distance zoom into a document).
Seems like something that should be configurable per program (though I think cross-app consistency would make things easier for me).
I find it amusing that they used an Apple keyboard... Then again the chiclet style keys seem to be a big factor in the build.
If you actually look at it you'll see its a not printed anything like an Apple keyboard, the letters are offset for one, they are centered on Apple keyboards, and has Windows keys.
While it seems like it has a long way to go in terms of fidelity and response, the concept is fantastic. Could make laptops even smaller.
Yes, that where I see this being most beneficial.