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"Gorilla arm" is a term engineers coined about 30 years ago to describe what happens when people try to use these interfaces for an extended period of time. It'
by discordance 3y ago
"Gorilla arm" is a term engineers coined about 30 years ago to describe what happens when people try to use these interfaces for an extended period of time. It's the touchscreen equivalent of carpal-tunnel syndrome. According to the New Hacker's Dictionary, "the arm begins to feel sore, cramped and oversized -- the operator looks like a gorilla while using the touchscreen and feels like one afterwards."
https://www.wired.com/2010/10/gorilla-arm-multitouch/ https://www.wired.com/2010/10/gorilla-arm-multitouch/
- pharmakom 3y agoI guess non of the engineers lifted weights. that community has a bunch of terms for this