Effects of age, thumb length and screen size on thumb movement coverage on smartphone touchscreens

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 140-148

  Xiong, Jinghong ^a   Muraki, Satoshi ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Smartphone touchscreen; Thumb length; Thumb coverage area

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RESOLUTION; SCREEN PRINTING; SIGNAL ENCODING; SMARTPHONES;

AGE; CENTRE OF GRAVITY; COVERAGE AREA; ELDERLY USERS; SCREEN SIZES; THUMB LENGTH;

TOUCH SCREENS;

EID: 84949185664     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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