Effects of output display and control—display gain on human performance in interactive systems
I Scott MacKenzie, S Riddersma - Behaviour & Information …, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
I Scott MacKenzie, S Riddersma
Behaviour & Information Technology, 1994•Taylor & FrancisHuman performance comparisons on interactive systems were drawn between output
displays (CRT and LCD) across settings of control-display gain. Empirical evidence was
sought in light of the common feeling in the user community that motor-sensory tasks are
more difficult on a system equipped with an LCD display vs. a CRT display. In a routine
target acquisition task using a mouse, movement times were 34% longer and motor-sensory
bandwidth was 25% less when the output display was an LCD vs. a CRT. No significant …
displays (CRT and LCD) across settings of control-display gain. Empirical evidence was
sought in light of the common feeling in the user community that motor-sensory tasks are
more difficult on a system equipped with an LCD display vs. a CRT display. In a routine
target acquisition task using a mouse, movement times were 34% longer and motor-sensory
bandwidth was 25% less when the output display was an LCD vs. a CRT. No significant …
Abstract
Human performance comparisons on interactive systems were drawn between output displays (CRT and LCD) across settings of control-display gain. Empirical evidence was sought in light of the common feeling in the user community that motor-sensory tasks are more difficult on a system equipped with an LCD display vs. a CRT display. In a routine target acquisition task using a mouse, movement times were 34% longer and motor-sensory bandwidth was 25% less when the output display was an LCD vs. a CRT. No significant difference in error rates was found. Control-display (C-D) gain was tested as a possible confounding factor; however, no interaction effect was found. There was a significant, opposing main effect for C-D gain on movement lime and error rates, illustrating the difficulty in optimizing C-D gain on the basis of movement time alone.
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