Target acquisition in multiscale electronic worlds

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 875-905

  Guiard, Yves ^a   Beaudouin Lafon, Michel ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Fitts' law; Input and interaction technologies; Movement; Multiscale interfaces; Target acquisition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN;

FITTS' LAW; INPUT AND INTERACTION TECHNOLOGIES; MOVEMENT; MULTISCALE INTERFACES; TARGET ACQUISITION;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 10044288426     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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