Oh yes, ignore every single counter argument where the thing he is experiencing is intended behavior.
That makes sense.
Why?
I think it's a lot like steering wheel feedback in a car. I absolutely loathe the new "electronic" steering in vehicles because it's removes any tactile feedback from the front wheels.
Most people couldn't care less. It's just a preference in what you are used to. I tolerate how Android works, but I still heavily prefer the immediate snap of IOS.
None of the counter arguments hold water. Input lag is bad and his video shows this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vOvQCPLkPt4
More realistic touch feedback. With instant feed back it gives your mind a feeling that what you're touching is real.
Ummm, OK I'll just agree with Microsoft then given their success in touch devices.
Lol wow. MS's success in mobile has nothing to do with the current state of input lag and its future.
So why link a Microsoft video about how they think touch input should be when we are talking about how android does it?
Because Android has a touch screen and the way it does it is shitty.
In your opinion.
If you enjoy input lag, I can't argue with that. I prefer that tech moves towards no input lag and the MS video is a good representation of what it would be like.
So tell me what advantage I'd see if my phone screen scrolled like it was glued to my finger?
You need to be told the advantage of accuracy?
Like we'll never need more that 512k ram?
The advantage is the advancement of touch. No input lag increases responsiveness and is one step closer to having the device be an extension of your body.
I can't comment on the Note's performance here but I think people who assume human interaction with devices should be completely unaltered with no element of smoothing or correction are being incredibly naive. A big squishy finger making contact and gestures against a screen is not a scenario of exacting precision that people make it out to be. On my Nexus 7 you can clearly see there is an elasticity in the swiping. The initial pull causes a slight spring where the content catches up with your finger and then follows it directly.While doing literature research for my thesis, I came upon a paper, that presented results for 3D gesture recognition, with a visual feedback.
They compared smoothed vs raw rendering of the visual feedback, and detection rates of the performed gestures.
They expected the raw data to permit the user to better control the movement, and perform cleaner, better to detect gestures. What happened, was that the smoothed visualization actually gave a positive feedback to the user, who then himself made smoother movements, which led to more accurate detection of the performed gesture.
It could be possible, that this effect is being exploited here.
What does the bold actually mean when you're talking about a phone?
I can't comment on the Note's performance here but I think people who assume human interaction with devices should be completely unaltered with no element of smoothing or correction are being incredibly naive. A big squishy finger making contact and gestures against a screen is not a scenario of exacting precision that people make it out to be. On my Nexus 7 you can clearly see there is an elasticity in the swiping. The initial pull causes a slight spring where the content catches up with your finger and then follows it directly.
Is it that hard for you to think outside the box? With no input lag or increased accuracy, the touch UI becomes more realistic. It feels like you're manipulating a real physical object.
A good example is writing on paper. With no input lag, touch can mimic that physical action.
Thinking even farther outside the box, you can imagine touch interfaces like minority report.
Overall, having input lag is a gap between you and the touch UI. Like a pencil is an extension of your body to paper, this can also be possible with touch.
Input lag has no place or use for touch and is not the intended effect.
Put a book on a table and push that book off. How long did it take for the book to change movement when you first touched it?
The initial delay/elasticity you speak of on your N7 does not exist in real life. If the book is in your hand as you move it, it cannot physically exist before your hand movement.
Any item being pushed along a surface will exhibit a non linear motion due to dynamic friction taking over from static friction. There will be an initial jolt and your hand would need to apply less force to keep it moving at the same speed. Which will never be applicable on a touchscreen until it can start pushing back on your finger.Is it that hard for you to think outside the box? With no input lag or increased accuracy, the touch UI becomes more realistic. It feels like you're manipulating a real physical object.
A good example is writing on paper. With no input lag, touch can mimic that physical action.
Thinking even farther outside the box, you can imagine touch interfaces like minority report.
Overall, having input lag is a gap between you and the touch UI. Like a pencil is an extension of your body to paper, this can also be possible with touch.
Input lag has no place or use for touch and is not the intended effect.
Put a book on a table and push that book off. How long did it take for the book to change movement when you first touched it?
The initial delay/elasticity you speak of on your N7 does not exist in real life. If the book is in your hand as you move it, it cannot physically exist before your hand movement.