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Applied Sciences Group: High Performance Touch

Microsoft Research · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A Microsoft Research demo from TechFest 2012 of a lab touch system that lets viewers feel the effect of different input latencies, down to about 1 ms. It shows how much more responsive dragging feels compared with typical 100 ms touch delay.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it whenever input latency comes up, as the demonstration that people can perceive touch delay down to 1 ms.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “this video [1] is a good place to start.”

    Why low latency matters for drawing and dragging.

    dyladan, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Hey Synaptics, Can You Please Stop Polling”

  2. “It shows the difference between from >100ms to ~1ms. It's mind baffling.”

    Compares 100ms to 1ms touch latency visibly.

    pcr910303, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “iPadOS”

  3. “The difference is extraordinary for the user even if the end result is the same.”

    Compares touchscreen use with 100ms versus 1ms delay.

    Junk_Collector, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “How much your computer can do in a second (2015)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: latency, touchscreens, human-computer interaction, microsoft research, responsiveness

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