TOUCH Issue 8: Touch Technology: Friend or Foe?
“The good thing is, just like any language you can learn the
fine nuances of communicating through touch.”
expectation of a visual result (rather
than tactile) and that diminishes
our ability to refine the full spectrum
of touch. When we tap the app, it
either opens or it doesn’t – there’s no
finesse. Whereas the touch needed
to play a stringed instrument for
example, has to be finessed – it isn’t
an “all-or-nothing” principle, and
learning the discrete possibilities
of strumming a guitar significantly
changes the tactile [and auditory]
result.
exploring the things around you,
without using your eyes. An easy way
to practice is to choose non-touchscreen objects (or better yet, other
people) and touch them mindfully
with the intention of learning
everything you can about them.
This experience will provide you with
a broader spectrum of non-visual
feedback, and help you to learn
how to ‘listen’ and ‘see’ with your
tactile senses, thus re-learning our
most universal language - Touch.
The good thing is, just like any
language you can learn the fine
nuances of communicating through
touch.
Daniela.
The fastest learning curve for
increasing your touch vocabulary
involves closing your eyes and