Effects of user age and target-expansion methods on target-acquisition tasks using a mouse
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- Title
- Effects of user age and target-expansion methods on target-acquisition tasks using a mouse
- Authors
- Dong Hun LEe; Sung Hyuk Kwon; Chung, MK
- Date Issued
- 2012-01
- Publisher
- Applied Ergonomics
- Abstract
- Target expansion, i.e., the increase of target size according to cursor movement, can be a practical scheme to improve the usability of target-selection tasks using a mouse. This study examined the effects of different user age groups and target-expansion methods on target-acquisition tasks with grouped icons. Twenty-eight subjects performed acquisition tasks under eight experimental conditions: combinations of four expansion areas (no, one-icon, fish-eye, and group expansion) and two expansion techniques (occlusion and push). Older users took longer to acquire targets than younger users; however, they showed no significant difference in accuracy. Target expansion did not substantially improve performance speed compared to the static condition. However, the error rate was lowest when group area was expanded with the push technique, and both age groups were most satisfied with one-icon area expansion with the occlusion technique. We suggest alternative guidelines in designing target-expansion schemes. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
- Keywords
- Target expansion; Target acquisition; Older adults; COMPUTER MOUSE; PERFORMANCE; USABILITY
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/16759
- DOI
- 10.1016/J.APERGO.2011.04.010
- ISSN
- 0003-6870
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- APPLIED ERGONOMICS, vol. 43, no. 1, page. 166 - 175, 2012-01
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