User experience to improve the usability of a vision-based interface

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 594-605

  Manresa Yee, Cristina ^a   Ponsa, Pere ^b   Varona, Javier ^a   Perales, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Human computer interaction; Usability; Vision based interfaces

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ACCESSIBILITY; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; MOTOR IMPAIRED USERS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GROUPS; USABILITY; USABILITY EVALUATION; USER'S PREFERENCES; VISION BASED INTERFACE;

USER EXPERIENCE;

EID: 78149446264     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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