Touchscreen gestures on gadgets have become second nature to many of us -- so much so that even babies have tried to swipe physical magazines and books, before realizing they don't work that way.
In an era when kids become intimately familiar with tablet and smartphone devices at a young age, designer Gabriele Meldaikyte captured today's touchscreen gestures in analog form.
As shown in the video above, Meldaikyte's mixed-media exhibit reimagines the language of smartphone communication as sculptures; there's pinching, tapping, scrolling, flicking and swiping. Meldaikyte is currently completing her MA in Design Products at London’s Royal College of Art.
Although touchscreen gestures are common today, there could be a shift towards more intuitive ways of control such as voice command (e.g. Google's Project Glass).
Someday, you may be telling your grandkids about the good 'ol days of sling-shooting Angry Birds on an iPad with your fingers, while they instead defeat the pigs telepathically.
Do you think physical touchscreen gestures will be a thing of the past in a few years? Let us know in the comments.