Designing gestural interfaces

Ch. 1 Introducing interactive Gestures

Tap Is the New Click

Direct Versus Indirect Manipulation

A Brief History of Gestural Interfaces

The Mechanics of Touchscreens and Gestural Controllers

Designing Interactive Gestures: The Basics

Determining the Appropriate Gesture

Ch. 2 Designing for the Human Body

Basic Kinesiology

The Ergonomics of Interactive Gestures

The Ergonomics of Motion

Designing Touch Targets

Ch. 3 Patterns for Touchscreens and Interactive Surfaces

How to Use Patterns

Tap to Open/Activate

Tap to Select

Drag to Move Object

Slide to Scroll

Spin to Scroll

Slide and Hold for Continuous Scroll

Flick to Nudge

Fling to Scroll

Tap to Stop

Pinch to Shrink and Spread to Enlarge

Two Fingers to Scroll

Ghost Fingers

Ch. 4 Patterns for Free-Form Interactive Gestures

Proximity Activates/Deactivates

Move Body to Activate

Point to Select/Activate Wave to Activate

Place Hands Inside to Activate

Rotate to Change State

Step to Activate

Shake to Change

Tilt to Move

Ch. 5 Documenting Interactive Gestures

Why Document Anything?

Existing Movement Notation Systems

Documenting Gestures in Interactive Systems

Ch. 6 Prototyping Interactive Gestures

Faking It: Low-Fidelity Prototypes

High-Fidelity Prototypes

Testing Prototypes

Prototyping Resources

Ch. 7 Communicating Interactive Gestures

Three Zones of Engagement

Methods of Communicating Interactive Gestures

Ch. 8 The Future of Interactive Gestures

Future Trends

Toward Standards

The Ethics of Gestures

App. A Palette of Human Gestures and Movements

Gestures for Touchscreens

Gestures for Free-Form Systems