Multi-Layered interfaces to improve older adults' initial learnability of mobile applications

ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Leung, Rock ^a   Findlater, Leah ^b   Mcgrenere, Joanna ^a   Graf, Peter ^a   Yang, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related differences; Learnability; Menu design; Mobile devices; Multi layered interfaces; Older adults; User study

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED; LEARNABILITY; MENU DESIGN; MULTI-LAYERED INTERFACES; OLDER ADULTS; USER STUDY;

DESIGN; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; USER INTERFACES;

MOBILE DEVICES;

EID: 78651526569     PISSN: 19367228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1838562.1838563     Document Type: Article

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