Proximity is a useful medium for interaction with high interactive digital contents. It can be used in different contexts such as for navigation through depth in 3D space in zoomable interfaces. In this paper, we propose hover-based zoom interaction as ...
Even with highly-sensitive touchscreens and emphasis on "designing for touch", small target selection remains difficult. Good touch performance cannot solve the "fat-finger" problem, which results from occlusion and the size disparity between fingers ...
This study investigates the accuracy of drag-and-drop interaction for older adults by analyzing the number of supplementary attempts for positioning a target during the execution of tactile puzzle games on two different screen sizes, tablet and ...
Stewart Mark Godwin
Today's youth live in a media-saturated environment and spend a considerable amount of time using electronic communication systems. The basis of this research is the use of hyper-drama in education, to engage children as active participants. "A hyper-drama is a kind of hyper narrative," where students navigate through an audio-visual animated story. More specifically, Robinson et al. investigate student interactions with hyper-drama, including how these interactions affect the process of imagination. The use of multi-threaded stories, where each node contains a story fragment, allows students to experience multiple pathways through the hyper-drama. The research uses two groups of students: one group consists of students in grades 1 to 5, and a second group consists of students in grades 6 to 9. The hyper-drama is delivered on two different hardware platforms: a tablet personal computer (PC) and a standard desktop PC. A comparison of the two interfaces' interaction types yields the following results: the students in grades 1 to 5 prefer the desktop PC, with a mouse and keyboard, while the older students adapt to the tablet PC with less trouble. The students use speech recognition software and character animations to interact with the story and navigate through the program's various pathways. The overall results are inconclusive; further research, with a larger group of students, will reveal clearer behavior patterns. The only significant finding is that both groups prefer using speech to command the computer actions, rather than a mouse or keyboard. Online Computing Reviews Service
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