News 08/2010
A cultural touch – Study analyzes cultural differences in using multi-touch interfaces
Around the globe, users use the same gestures to operate multi-touch interfaces – as confirmed by a study of the International Usability Partners (IUP). The international network interviewed 340 participants in nine countries including Germany, where User Interface Design GmbH (UID) wanted to find out about cultural differences in operating multi-touch interfaces. Another result of the study: a gesture set, recommending intuitive gestures for 28 actions to support designers in interface design.Read at www.uid.com
News 07/2010
Robots must appear more convincingly
A forecast for the year 2060: Every third inhabitant will be older than 65: Nursing shortage in Germany! The current figures of the Federal Statistical Office reveal the big challenges the population development in Germany implies. However, help is on its way – by service robots. Within the project "WiMi Care", User Interface Design GmbH (UID) develops and tests robots for nursing care together with research partners. Now, the "little helpers" had to stand the first practical test in a nursing home at Stuttgart.Read at www.uid.com