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That's not going to happen, because touchscreens on computers suck. Waving your arms around in front of you all day is a shitty way to work, and takes up way mo

That's not going to happen, because touchscreens on computers suck. Waving your arms around in front of you all day is a shitty way to work, and takes up way more space than a mousepad. Not to mention: Why would you want your hands and arms blocking your view of the stuff you're trying to manipulate on-screen? Entire companies have already come and gone because the "Minority Report" UI has no legitimate use case.

Teever 4y ago
and yet millions of people place their orderd at McDonalds or self-check out their groceries with this every day.
- NonNefarious 4y ago
  What fantasyland do you live in?
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  If your work's complexity is equivalent to placing a fast-food order, it might be appropriate, but even then, you will likely get tired if you had to do this all day.
rcarr 4y ago
> Entire companies have already come and gone because the "Minority Report" UI has no legitimate use case. Guess you’re talking about Leap Motion? I reckon they might have been 7 years too early to market. I could see this kind of thing picking up traction when AR/VR really becomes mainstream, maybe not as the main input source but I could see it for less commonly used actions.
- NonNefarious 4y ago
  Yeah, I think that was it. I respect that they tried, but I can't even see these things being used for air traffic control. 3-D? For sure. But big transparent panels?
archi42 4y ago
I think that's a misconception. For context: I have a strong preference for keyboard use, mouse is only an optional accessory that's sometimes useful. I already use touch on my XPS 13 and it's just another nice accessory, which I often prefer over a mouse (especially for mobile use). If I move from keyboard to mouse to click a button, I can also just touch it. Or lazily scroll a page. But it's a mistake to assume it should replace all other input methods instead of augmenting them; forcing that on a user sucks, yes. Edit: Oh, and I just played "Root" on a 43" touch screen sitting on a table. Works well, except that I need to integrate it into the table.

Teever 4y ago

and yet millions of people place their orderd at McDonalds or self-check out their groceries with this every day.

NonNefarious 4y ago
What fantasyland do you live in?
Nextgrid 4y ago
If your work's complexity is equivalent to placing a fast-food order, it might be appropriate, but even then, you will likely get tired if you had to do this all day.

rcarr 4y ago

> Entire companies have already come and gone because the "Minority Report" UI has no legitimate use case. Guess you’re talking about Leap Motion? I reckon they might have been 7 years too early to market. I could see this kind of thing picking up traction when AR/VR really becomes mainstream, maybe not as the main input source but I could see it for less commonly used actions.

NonNefarious 4y ago
Yeah, I think that was it. I respect that they tried, but I can't even see these things being used for air traffic control. 3-D? For sure. But big transparent panels?

archi42 4y ago

I think that's a misconception. For context: I have a strong preference for keyboard use, mouse is only an optional accessory that's sometimes useful. I already use touch on my XPS 13 and it's just another nice accessory, which I often prefer over a mouse (especially for mobile use). If I move from keyboard to mouse to click a button, I can also just touch it. Or lazily scroll a page. But it's a mistake to assume it should replace all other input methods instead of augmenting them; forcing that on a user sucks, yes. Edit: Oh, and I just played "Root" on a 43" touch screen sitting on a table. Works well, except that I need to integrate it into the table.