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I agree with you that a Minority Report style interface doesn't make sense as the sole interface to a PC. However, something like the Leap IMO makes a great sec

I agree with you that a Minority Report style interface doesn't make sense as the sole interface to a PC. However, something like the Leap IMO makes a great secondary interface to a keyboard and mouse/trackpad. I'm using a Leap controller right now, with BTT for Mac/Touchless for gesture-based control. As I read through a page I can simply stick my hand out and wave it up to scroll down the page - it's a phenomenal experience for passive reading as I don't have to break focus to reach out for my mouse/trackpad. I've also configured some additional coarse gestures to launch mission control etc. Using the Leap for such brief, coarse gestures avoids both the problems you've mentioned because my arm is resting on my desk, with fingers just a few inches above my trackpad/keyboard, so no "gorilla arm" problems; the gestures are coarse, requiring very little hand-eye co-ordination and finally, the gestures are brief so no fatigue problems. All of this breaks down once you start trying to do any finer-control gestures, like trying to point at links and click on them like the OP tried to do. IMO the Leap should be used to augment the keyboard/mouse as a secondary interaction interface that you use occasionally.

Fuzzwah 13y ago
I don't really understand how reaching out and waving my hand to scroll a page is a step forward from simply using a scroll wheel on the mouse which is already under my hand. Even if its not under my hand, my peripheral vision is good enough that I don't need to break focus on what I'm reading to position my hand on the mouse..... I totally accept that commenting on a LEAP with out first using one could / will make me look stupid.
- nairteashop 13y ago
  I guess this boils down to personal preferences. When reading a full page of text I usually take my hands off the keyboard/mouse and lean back. Not having to find the mouse every so often is nice. Again, I'm not saying that using the Leap for OS interaction is ground-breaking and akin to the first time I ever used a mouse - it's simply a nice addition to my current setup.
- superuser2 13y ago
  >I don't really understand how reaching out and waving my hand to scroll a page is a step forward from simply using a scroll wheel on the mouse which is already under my hand The real value proposition is not necessarily in applications designed under existing UI paradigms like scrolling text. It does, however, let you accomplish "science fiction" effects like changing the camera position on a 3D model far, far more easily than the mouse.
  - clarky07 13y ago
    Is it better than a touchpad? My iPad with touch does rotating and zooming really well. I can see this being an awesome technology in an operating room where they don't want to touch things for sanitation reasons. I have a hard time imagining how it is useful in my day to day use of a computer.

Fuzzwah 13y ago

I don't really understand how reaching out and waving my hand to scroll a page is a step forward from simply using a scroll wheel on the mouse which is already under my hand. Even if its not under my hand, my peripheral vision is good enough that I don't need to break focus on what I'm reading to position my hand on the mouse..... I totally accept that commenting on a LEAP with out first using one could / will make me look stupid.

nairteashop 13y ago
I guess this boils down to personal preferences. When reading a full page of text I usually take my hands off the keyboard/mouse and lean back. Not having to find the mouse every so often is nice. Again, I'm not saying that using the Leap for OS interaction is ground-breaking and akin to the first time I ever used a mouse - it's simply a nice addition to my current setup.
superuser2 13y ago
>I don't really understand how reaching out and waving my hand to scroll a page is a step forward from simply using a scroll wheel on the mouse which is already under my hand The real value proposition is not necessarily in applications designed under existing UI paradigms like scrolling text. It does, however, let you accomplish "science fiction" effects like changing the camera position on a 3D model far, far more easily than the mouse.
- clarky07 13y ago
  Is it better than a touchpad? My iPad with touch does rotating and zooming really well. I can see this being an awesome technology in an operating room where they don't want to touch things for sanitation reasons. I have a hard time imagining how it is useful in my day to day use of a computer.