Practice and carryover effects when using small interaction devices

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 437-444

  Sutter, C ^a   Oehl, M ^b   Armbruster C ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applied dragging task; Expert; Human computer interaction; Mini joystick; Novice; Sensorimotor transformation; Tool use; Touchpad

Indexed keywords

NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

APPLIED DRAGGING TASK; EXPERT; MINI-JOYSTICK; NOVICE; SENSORIMOTOR TRANSFORMATIONS; TOOL USE; TOUCHPAD;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; TOOL USE; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 78649908288     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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