Pros:
It is clear this is a book turned into an App. Each section if printed out would amount to about 10 pages of material. Each section contains line art pictures of the gesture (with a link to enlarge the image). The best thing about this is the ability to search across all the materials.
Cons:
It is a bit cumbersome to actually read all the material. the background is black and the text is white, I hate websites that use this style, and while it is acceptable it a bit of a gimmick.
Should you BUY, give it a TRY, find a LIE, or forget it in a BLINK OF THE EYE?
New to the field, sure give it a try. If you love the field and want to read it on commutes, it may work nicely for you.
Expert in the field, you probably do not want to have this App.
I wouldn't forget this App in a BLINK OF THE EYE, but I did have to look at the name of the software two times while writing this...
It costs $1.99 cents.◦
Saturday, February 13, 2010
iPhone App Review: Body Language by Vijaya Kumar
Thursday, February 11, 2010
iPhone App Review: Lie to Me
Pros:
If you want to really look at facial expressions that may or may not mean what they say they do, you can.
Cons:
It is clear this is a cheap knock off of the real training tools. It is not based on the science; the first expression I saw was crazy- because she stuck out her tongue. You can see this was not put together by someone familiar with the science.
Should you BUY, give it a TRY, find a LIE, or forget it in a BLINK OF THE EYE?
New to the field, No
Expert in the field, you might want to give it a No
I WOULD forget this App in a BLINK OF THE EYE
It costs $0.99 cents.◦
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
iPhone App Review: Body Talk
Pros:
This has a wide variety of body language reference materials. They have categories: Body Part; Motivation; and significance.
You can see a picture with a real actors, get a definition, and can even play a video of the gesture. You also are told if the action is Positive/Negative/Dismissive/Neutral/etc.
Cons:
While the reference section is good, it is not as good as a book on the subject. I find myself not using this part of the tool.
Should you BUY, give it a TRY, find a LIE, or forget it in a BLINK OF THE EYE?
New to the field, BUY
Expert in the field, you might want to give it a TRY
With this App you can determine positive and negative emotions of gestures and if that does not match their words you might, find a LIE
I wouldn't forget this App in a BLINK OF THE EYE
It costs $1.99 cents.◦
Saturday, December 5, 2009
iPhone App Review: Body Lingo
I have the iPhone and have every Application related to the topics I cover on this site. Over the next couple of months, I will pick one of the Apps and give a review and let you know if I think it is Good, Bad, and/or Ugly!
Pros:
This is one of those Apps that you like to show your friends, it is really well done and sharp; the illustrations are great; the way it utilizes the iPhone roller picker is top of class; Careful thought has been put into the one or two sentence explanation of the gesture/action. They use the font colors (green for the description of the actions and orange for the emotion/feeling behind the action) and bold fonts to highlight key ideas. Easy to Use!
Cons:
While it covers all (about 40 or so)of the common gestures we see in everyday life if you already have a firm grasp of gestures and their meaning you will likely not be using the App as a reference tool.
I find myself using it to educate and others about gestures, eye direction clues, and the like. For instance, I was in a meeting with a bunch of people, after the meeting someone came up to me as I walking back to my office and asked why one person was biting their lip and what did it mean, as I was telling him I was also pulling up this App so they could see it for himself... every time I hand over my iPhone the person always looks through a couple of other gestures and their meaning.
Should you BUY, give it a TRY, find a LIE, or forget it in a BLINK OF THE EYE?
New to the field, BUY
Expert in the field, you might want to give it a TRY
With this App you can determine positive and negative emotions of gestures and if that does not match their words you might, find a LIE
I wouldn't forget this App in a BLINK OF THE EYE
It costs $0.99 cents.◦
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