How age affects pointing with mouse and touchpad: A comparison of young, adult, and elderly users

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 703-734

  Hertzum, Morten ^a   Hornbæk, Kasper ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; CURSOR TRAJECTORY; ELDERLY USERS; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; POINTING DEVICES; SUBMOVEMENT STRUCTURE; SUBMOVEMENTS; TOUCHPAD;

ERRORS; MOTION COMPENSATION;

MAMMALS;

EID: 77954113475     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2010.487198     Document Type: Article

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