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January 10, 2009

True interactivity is not about clicking on icons or downloading files, it's about encouraging communication. -- Ed Scholssberg, 2002   (via interaction-design.org)
From Feed Informer

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Poppin' Joystick Makes Cellphone Gaming Easier

Increasing usability of controls ...

"One of the biggest things keeping cell phone games from being anything more than a nice distraction while you're on the can at work is the fact that those button layouts flat-out suck for gaming. I once excitedly downloaded Mega Man to my V710 (note to self: get a new phone) only to discover it was basically unplayable and I had just tossed another $5 into the bottomless, ravenous maw of Verizon Wireless.

This concept design looks to make phones a little more game-friendly. By popping the center button out into an analog joystick, it makes your phone much more capable at controlling games, if stopping substantially short of making it full-out game comfortable. Will we see this design on phones in the future? Who knows (it's tough to trust any design website with a .ru extension), but it certainly looks better than most phone's game controls out there now."    (Continued via Gizmodo)    [Usability Resources]

Cell Phone Controller - Usability, User Interface Design

Cell Phone Controller

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