these statements conflict
No. They don’t. An iPhone has about 600,000 pixels. Not a single pixel is lost when you rotate the phone, they’re just in a different space of your field of view. Both of those statements describe this
which is another reason why you shouldn't bother to cater to any specific orientation, but just to use the format that best fits human vision
The percentage of iPad users is significantly smaller than even desktop users, and still are mostly held vertically unless attached to a keyboard
it's aesthetically superior, and aesthetics trump the trauma and emotional distress of having to turn your phone 90deg
You say that, but the reality is that that’s just your preference, because that’s what you’re used to. The explosion of vertical-only platforms is proof that absolutely the majority of people prefer not to turn their phone versus have an ideal aspect for viewing on a desktop
I've guessing you are 12 and watch tiktok to train your brain into forgetting what you just watched 30 seconds ago?
Not even close, I’m just not some crotchety fart who can’t accept that things change and would rather complain about how things are different now than they were when I was a kid. If you did most of your browsing on your phone, like most people do these days, then you wouldn’t have anything to complain about. You only complain because you’re stuck in your PcMaStErRaCE phase and refuse to move on from a style that’s going virtually obsolete from leisure use
No. They don’t. An iPhone has about 600,000 pixels. Not a single pixel is lost when you rotate the phone, they’re just in a different space of your field of view. Both of those statements describe this
Yes they do, you are assuming people only see with one eyeball, our field of view is widescreen, the best format is a widescreen one.
The brain tends to discount information above and below or field of vision
The percentage of iPad users is significantly smaller than even desktop users, and still are mostly held vertically unless attached to a keyboard
I turn mine to whatever bests fits the task, I have a functional wrist
You say that, but the reality is that that’s just your preference, because that’s what you’re used to.
no, aesthetics derive directly from how humans interact with the world, hexagonal shaped pencils are nicer to use than round ones pockets are cut to align with the angle of our hands films are horizontal because eyeballs are horizontal
The explosion of vertical-only platforms is proof that absolutely the majority of people prefer not to turn their phone versus have an ideal aspect for viewing on a desktop
it's proof that kids do not care about the aesthetic aspects of what they are watching, because they don't care about anything much, like nogs videoing some unconscious woman before just walking away. The dumbing down of human experience is not progress, you are mistaking the convenience of being able to control a video player vertically with one hand, with the optimum way of viewing that video. It's like holding a hammer in the middle, it's easier, but they will continue to be made a foot long for people who know how to use them
I’m just not some crotchety fart who can’t accept that things change nothing has changed here, some people just don't think about what they are doing
Yes they do, you are assuming people only see with one eyeball, our field of view is widescreen, the best format is a widescreen one.
The brain tends to discount information above and below or field of vision
Show me any study that says that the periphery one inch above your point of focus is worse than your periphery one inch to the left of your point of focus. What you’re talking about applies to the extremes of your field of view, but not to the size of a phone one foot from your face
I turn mine to whatever bests fits the task, I have a functional wrist
Of course anyone will rotate a device if it improves what they’re viewing. This has nothing to do with whether content creators will be more successful by producing content that doesn’t require people to
no, aesthetics derive directly from how humans interact with the world, hexagonal shaped pencils are nicer to use than round ones pockets are cut to align with the angle of our hands films are horizontal because eyeballs are horizontal
Complete false equivalency. Functional form has nothing to do with visual appreciation. Saying that horizontal is more aesthetic than vertical is the same as saying a grey wall is more aesthetic than a yellow one. It’s simply preference. Films are horizontal because rows of seats in a theater are horizontal. Stages are horizontal, like how people viewed shows before films existed? A horizontal film screen is purely functional, not aesthetic
you are mistaking the convenience of being able to control a video player vertically with one hand, with the optimum way of viewing that video.
You are confusing your preferred way to view a video with the optimal way to produce one for current technology. Plenty of people out there only listen to vinyl records, and would say that you don’t care about how music is supposed to be enjoyed because you listen on any different type of media. You are doing the same thing. Vinyl may sound better than an mp3, but are you complaining every time you hear a digitally compressed song?
This brings me back to my original point, as much as you’ve moved the goal posts. Your complaint isn’t about aesthetics, it’s about the fact that vertical videos look worse on your PC
nothing has changed here, some people just don't think about what they are doing
Literally every generation has said this about the technological developments of the later generations. Making something easier to use/view/enjoy isn’t bad for anything, but people who are stuck in their ways will always complain that it’s not as good as what they were used to
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