lee_mcr
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Any study on that ergonomic claim
Honey badger don't care... about downtime
What movie tech would you actually want in your home and why is it dangerous
lee_mcr said:
Any study on that ergonomic claim
Nope, just 40 years of watching devs get RSI from light pens then mice then trackpads
The arm-waving thing is obvious though, your shoulder isn't a joystick
Thread's been quiet a week, anyone actually try a gesture desk for more than a demo
LichunLars
Member
29 days, nice. They tested 20 minute sessions, not 8 hour days, so the data is basically useless for real usage Holographic heat is real though. A colleague had a Vultr dev kit in his apartment for a week. The thing pulled 400W at idle and his landlord noticed Replicators are the one I actually want. But the material feedstock agreements would make printer ink look cheap
1ms or I don't want it
lee_mcr
Member
46 days, maybe nobody cares anymore, but I was actually asking Hana5 about the tendonitis claim.
Hana5 said:
No doctor can fix shoulder after year of swipe swipe
Craigdzir's retina burn point is more documented at least. Laser safety standards exist. The rest feels like we're all guessing.
Honey badger don't care... about downtime
94 days, guess everyone went back to their touchscreens
lee_mcr said:
Any study on that ergonomic claim
Nope, and that's the thing. Tons of gesture patents filed 2010-2015, basically zero longitudinal studies. Closest thing is factory ergonomics data but that's repetitive strain on fixed assembly lines, not free-air pointing.
The Kinect lifespan is basically our only real dataset. Microsoft killed it after what, seven years? Never published anything on chronic use.
My money is on the hologram box too though. At least you can put that on a desk and walk away.
124 days and nobody answered Lee's question about the ergonomic studies.
lee_mcr said:
Any study on that ergonomic claim
There actually is some research from the industrial design world. Large touch surfaces and vertical screens (think museum kiosks) show elevated shoulder strain over sustained use. The "gorilla arm" problem was documented back when touch PCs were going to be the next big thing in the 80s.
Minority Report style mid-air interaction is worse because you lack even that surface to rest on. Constant reaching and no haptic feedback means you can't relax into a neutral posture.
That said, the studies I know of are short-term lab setups, not longitudinal home use. Nobody's funded a "wave at your TV for two years" trial yet. Would love to see real data if anyone's got it.
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