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Revisiting PointAssist and studying effects of control-display gain on pointing performance by four-year-olds

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IDC '13: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2485760.2485792

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Previous in-depth analyses of the cursor paths taken by young children when they point at screen targets have shown that the fine-tuning movements that are necessary to accurately position the cursor over a small target can be very troublesome. We present two mouse pointing experiments with four-year-olds; the first re-evaluates the effect of PointAssist, a technique designed to help children performing fine-tuning movements by tracking the cursor and manipulating the cursor control-display gain in problem situations. The results partially confirm previously reported results showing that PointAssist can improve children's pointing accuracy when pointing at small targets. The second experiment investigates the effect of various (constant) cursor control-display gains on children's pointing performance. The results suggest a preference for higher gains.

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Hanada RMasson DCasiez GNancel MMalacria S(2021)Relevance and Applicability of Hardware-independent Pointing Transfer FunctionsThe 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology10.1145/3472749.3474767(524-537)Online publication date: 10-Oct-2021
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Revisiting PointAssist and studying effects of control-display gain on pointing performance by four-year-olds
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
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IDC '13: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

June 2013

687 pages

ISBN:9781450319188

DOI:10.1145/2485760

Co-chair:
Juan Pablo Hourcade
University of Iowa
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Conference Chairs:
Nitin Sawhney
The New School
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Emily Reardon
Sesame Workshop

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Hanada RMasson DCasiez GNancel MMalacria S(2021)Relevance and Applicability of Hardware-independent Pointing Transfer FunctionsThe 34th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology10.1145/3472749.3474767(524-537)Online publication date: 10-Oct-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3472749.3474767
Pedersen HRefvik RUy JSandnes F(2019)Joystick versus Mouse in First Person Shooters: Mouse Is Faster than JoystickHuman Interaction and Emerging Technologies10.1007/978-3-030-25629-6_58(378-382)Online publication date: 25-Jul-2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25629-6_58

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