We recently opened a discussion on itsme website to discuss the possibility of having a static or dynamic behaviour for the frame panels in itsme OS (find the discussion here http://itsme.it/news/2009/10/20/static-or-dynamic-interaction/). By static behaviour i mean the point & click technique that gives a more static and intentional interaction with the panels, but reflects what we normally do in the existing operating systems and in a large number of applications (see image below). On the other hand, the interaction with the mouse-over is really dynamic: the interface becomes very fast and fluid in reacting to the movement of the pointer, following the user focus. This kind of behavior is now quite diffused in some web-based applications (see image below: Nokia N900)
I know as far as the itsme OS is concerned the choices should be made as per what fits our interaction model better, the coherency with other modalities and user testing. But we can always weigh the pros and cons of static vs dynamic behaviour. Is there any user insights, any research, or any leads you can provide me with that might help us making a firm first decision. thanks in advance Nikhil ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
