Glanceability and voyeuristic distance: How designing for brief interaction shapes engagement with the Apple Watch Activity Rings
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Published online on April 11, 2026
Abstract
Convergence, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the design concept of glanceability as a normalizing mode of engagement with digital interfaces. The glance, a visual order that recurs across everyday life, has proliferated dramatically with the emergence of the graphical user ...
This article examines the design concept of glanceability as a normalizing mode of engagement with digital interfaces. The glance, a visual order that recurs across everyday life, has proliferated dramatically with the emergence of the graphical user ...