The benefits of “low tech” user interfaces

• ambiamara

  4 8 3.6 Swift

  The Codebase for the Rift Valley Timer Countdown Timer iOS App

  

I have always been skeptical of many "new-fangled" interfaces, like touchscreens and HUDs.

I know that, many years ago, cars started to display speed and tach displays as digital, and that was fairly quickly reversed, because people kept seeing their speed as a jumble of characters (look at digital displays that change rapidly).

I know that a number of auto manufacturers are starting to ditch touchscreen, for knobs.

I've found that haptic feedback is helpful. I use it (as well as a "retro-style" LED display) in my latest little timer app[0]. The earlier versions of that app were a lot more complex, and I ended up removing a great deal of the flexibility. So far, people have given me good feedback on the new "Fisher-Price" interface.

[0] https://riftvalleysoftware.com/work/ios-apps/ambiamara/

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