Intuitive learnability of touch gestures for technology-naïve older adults

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 344-356

  Mihajlov, Martin ^a   Law, Effie Lai Chong ^b   Springett, Mark ^c  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gestural input; interactive surface; intuitive interaction; learnability; senior users; touch screen

Indexed keywords

DRAG; TOUCH SCREENS;

GESTURAL INPUT; INTERACTIVE SURFACES; INTUITIVE INTERACTION; LEARNABILITY; SENIOR USER;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 84929621239     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iwu044     Document Type: Article

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