Effects of age and gender on remote pointing performance and their design implications

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 461-471

  Hsu, Shang H ^a   Chung Huang, Chien ^a   Hui Tsuang, Yang ^b   Sheng Sun, Jui ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age differences; Remote pointing; Sex differences; User interface design

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; USER INTERFACES;

REMOTE POINTING PERFORMANCE;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREMOR;

EID: 0344609683     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(98)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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