Using direct and indirect input devices: Attention demands and age-related differences

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  McLaughlin, Anne Collins ^a   Rogers, Wendy A ^b   Fisk, Arthur D ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional demands; Cognitive translation; Direct manipulation; Human computer interaction; Indirect manipulation; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ATTENTIONAL DEMANDS; COGNITIVE TRANSLATION; DIRECT MANIPULATION; INDIRECT MANIPULATION; OLDER ADULTS;

INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; KNOBS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 67949103377     PISSN: 10730516     EISSN: 15577325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1502800.1502802     Document Type: Article

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