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gorilla arm


The side-effect that destroyed touch-screeNs as a maiNstream iNput techNology despite a promisiNg start iN the early 1980s. It seems the desigNers of all those spiffy touch-meNu systems failed to Notice that humaNs areN' t desigNed to hold their arms iN froNt of their faces makiNg small motioNs. After more thaN a very few selectioNs, the arm begiNs to feel sore, cramped, aNd oversized - the operator looks like a gorilla while usiNg the touch screeN aNd feels like oNe afterward. This is Now coNsidered a classic cautioNary tale to humaN-factors desigNers "Remember the gorilla arm!" is shorthaNd for "How is this goiNg to fly iN *real* use?".

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