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It's worse than that. The first time they say anything about their interface is at about 2:00. That's extremely vague (it's a multitouch sensor! where your mous
by gjm11 17y ago
It's worse than that. The first time they say anything about their interface is at about 2:00. That's extremely vague (it's a multitouch sensor! where your mouse would be!). No more specifics until about 4:00 (windows are arranged in only one dimension). They don't actually show the damn thing until 4:45.
Oh, and all accompanied by the Most Annoying Music In The World.
- NathanKP 17y agoPatience. Any good idea requires a full explanation to build it up. I feel that they did the right thing by contrasting the mouse with their new system because it helped show the benefits of a ten figure multi-touch pad compared with a single point mouse.
- DanielStraight 17y agoI'm not entirely convinced they showed such a benefit. I can already use multiple fingers to move windows by clicking anywhere on them... two of those fingers are just on buttons. Not to mention, I still only have two eyes. I can't be looking at 4 things on the screen at the same time anyway.
- viraptor 17y agoI understand you don't read many typical research papers? (5% abstract, 15% introduction, 15% history and justification, then comes the real meat...) I seriously felt like reading another HCI journal while watching this - almost the same structure :)
- gjm11 17y agoI read plenty of research papers. They don't usually have a gee-isn't-this-cool narration and annoying background music. Also, if an academic paper's background material is familiar and boring then you can easily skim it and see where the new stuff begins. That's not so easy with a video.