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> How else would you [learn to use it]? Randomly tapping elements on the screen and seeing what happens is a perfectly acceptable learning strategy for a child
by SebastianKra 4y ago
> How else would you [learn to use it]?
Randomly tapping elements on the screen and seeing what happens is a perfectly acceptable learning strategy for a child.
From there, you might learn that an accent color can represent links; That a row of buttons, where one is emphasised, might be a tab-bar; That holding on an element will open a secondary menu; That little arrows represent folded content; that a list on the left might change content on the right; That certain icons always lead to similar functionality;
Side note: OP's neice was wildly tapping the screen, because she likely learned that nowadays nearly everything is interactive (Go on YouTube and find me one element that can't be tapped).
- thfuran 4y ago>Randomly tapping elements on the screen and seeing what happens is a perfectly acceptable learning strategy for a child. Sure, but that doesn't mean that a UI that requires the user to randomly tap everywhere to see which spots will do something is as well designed as one which indicates what parts do what.