tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14679978.post6157305089371643824..comments2024-01-29T05:25:24.776-05:00Comments on Interactive Multimedia Technology: Touch Screen Interaction in Public Spaces: Room for Improvement, if "Every Surface is to be a Computer"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14679978.post-266460380665121412009-01-21T10:28:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:28:00.000-05:00I welcome your comments on the usability of touch ...I welcome your comments on the usability of touch screens in public spaces top tips are:<BR/><BR/>Make the sure content is very very very responsive, If the touch screen does not respond the user will continue to touch the screen thinking they have not touched it correctly then all sorts of menus start popping up.<BR/><BR/>Provide some feedback to show the system is doing something if you do have to wait for content to load <BR/><BR/>Keep the hot spots away from the extreme edges of the screen most touch screens are less sensitive around the edge.<BR/><BR/>Make sure if you are running advertising it doesn't interrupt the user who is is in the middle of navigating the content. <BR/><BR/>Keep the navigation simple, big buttons, the last thing a user out in the wind and rain wants to do is figure out how to get around the menu structure.<BR/><BR/>Don't simply move your web site to a touch screen format it is far too complex. Just consider the short time people have on the move to use a touch screen.<BR/><BR/>Evaluate the real customer experience once the system has been installed be prepared to make adjustments to the content/navigation <BR/><BR/>Make sure you use the correct touch technology for outdoor use. On your first example it would have been better to make the large screen interactive using a projective capacitance touch screen that works through a protected glass sheet so the display can be made weather proof and work in the rain and with gloved hands. see www.visualplanet.bizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com