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Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back (spectrum.ieee.org)

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Plotnick, an associate professor of cinema and media studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, is the leading expert on buttons and how people interact with them.

I like that being a leading expert on buttons is a profession that exists in this world. You go Rachel Plotnick.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Leading expert on buttons says to use buttons?

Mild shock

Seriously though they are needed for many features especially cars or eyes away

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Leading expert on buttons says to use buttons?

It's exactly what Big Button wants you to think!!! Wake up sheeple!!!!!1!1!11

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m just shocked that’s a cinema and media studies professor. I’d’ve expected human factors engineering or psychology, especially at such a psych school

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Professors don't always teach in their actual area of expertise. I had a German language professor whose PhD was in Philosophy and activity published in that field, in English, German and French journals. It does seem like an odd combination, but probably not a lot of students signing up for a class in usability of buttons, even from the fields you would expect to study them .