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Gestures on today's touch devices are simplistic, solely relying on the number of fingers (1-finger pan, 2-finger zoom, 3-finger swipe, etc). We propose instead that gesture design be inspired by the manipulation of real world artifacts -- specifically tools. The result is a set of rich gestures for touch interaction that leverages user familiarity and fluency with real world objects.
Gestures on today's touch devices are simplistic, solely relying on the number of fingers (1-finger pan, 2-finger zoom, 3-finger swipe, etc). We propose instead that gesture design be inspired by the manipulation of real world artifacts -- specifically tools. The result is a set of rich gestures for touch interaction that leverages user familiarity and fluency with real world objects.
![TouchTools [CMU/Qeexo]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N8s8NJf34fM/mqdefault.jpg "TouchTools [CMU/Qeexo]
Gestures on todays touch devices are simplistic, solely relying on the number of fingers (1-finger pan, 2-finger zoom, 3-finger swipe, etc). We propose instead that gesture design be inspired by the manipulation of real world artifacts specifically tools. The result is a set of rich gestures for touch interaction that leverages user familiarity and fluency with real world objects.")
