Recipe: Live Touch Feedback

Have you ever needed to record a demo for an iOS app? There’s always compromise involved. Either you use an overhead camera and struggle with reflections and the user’s hand blocking the screen or you use a tool like Reflection (http://reflectionapp.com) but you only get to see what’s directly on the iOS device screen. These app recordings lack any indication of the user’s touch and visual focus.

Recipe 1-13 offers a simple set of classes (called TOUCHkit) that provide a live touch feedback layer for demonstration use. With it, you can see both the screen that you’re recording and the touches that create the interactions you’re trying to present. It provides a way to compile your app for both normal and demonstration ...

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