The performance of hand postures in front- and back-of-device interaction for mobile computing

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 857-875

  Wobbrock, Jacob O ^a   Myers, Brad A ^b   Aung, Htet Htet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Back of device; EdgeWrite; Finger input; Fitts' law; Front of device; Handheld device; Letter orientation; Mobile device; Mobile phone; PDA; Pocket PC; Shape orientation; Text entry; Text input; Throughput; Thumb input; Touch screen; Touchpad

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; HAND HELD COMPUTERS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MOBILE DEVICES; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

BACK-OF-DEVICE; EDGEWRITE; FINGER INPUT; FITTS' LAW; FRONT-OF-DEVICE; HANDHELD DEVICE; LETTER ORIENTATION; PDA; POCKET PC; SHAPE ORIENTATION; TEXT ENTRY; TEXT INPUT; THUMB INPUT; TOUCH SCREEN; TOUCHPAD;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 54349093334     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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