Effects of input device and motion type on a cursor-positioning task

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-90

  Yau, Yi Jan ^a   Chao, Chin Jung ^b   Hwang, Sheue Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIP; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MOTION; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHIPS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 41849108409     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.106.1.76-90     Document Type: Article

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