# Custom touch handling in Android

Read [the Article](https://medium.com/livefront/the-language-of-motion-a22a902bbcab)

![All Together Now](https://github.com/cdflynn/touchdemo/blob/develop/app/media/td_sh.gif?raw=true)

A collection of concepts and techniques for implementing believable touch interactions.

_1.  Tension_

  Does your touch interaction have a pull resistance?  Does it snap back when released?
    
_2.  Inertia_

  Does it fling?  Does it preserve velocity?
    
_3.  Elasticity_

  Is it easy to stretch?
    
_4.  Boundary_

  Is there a threshold that it will not cross?
  
  
![Interpolated Tension](https://github.com/cdflynn/touchdemo/blob/develop/app/media/td_it.gif?raw=true)