TOUCH Issue 8: Technology Hijacking Biology
It’s unclear whether the advent
of touch screen technology
came about as part of an effort
to utilize this in-born nature, or
whether it synchronously aligns
with a growing body of touchresearch.
Throughout the development of
touch screen technology we’ve
seen numerous iterations and
styles of screen that allow us to
more physically interact with
virtual reality. The current versions
of touch screen technology
can measure multiple points of
contact, different pressures and
are incredibly responsive to our
contact.
Research shows that the
psychology of touch has been
incredibly influential in the rapid
rise of touch-based interface
technology. Now that we have
the technology available,
researchers have identified some
reasons as to why we gravitate
towards and fixate on touchtechnology.
A study by Adam Brasel and
James Gips [link: https://www.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/
PMC4575518/] discusses the use
of touch-based technologies and
how it effectively changes our