Abstract

Given the proliferation of touch-sensitive screen technologies, the factors contributing to efficiency of cursor control device were examined to better inform choice and design of Graphical User Interfaces. Fitts' law can be used to describe the relative efficiency of these cursor control devices. Experiment One required 18 participants to move a cursor between targets depicted upon a WACOM PL400 display graphics tablet, over various amplitudes, using a computer mouse or stylus, examining the speed and accuracy of cursor placement. The touch sensitive screen allowed faster acquisition of targets than the mouse. Since the mouse has a higher control/display ratio (gain) than the touch sensitive screen, Experiment Two addressed manipulation of the gain settings on computer mouse performance. Low gain offered some accuracy benefits. Possible posture problems associated with the touch sensitive screen were explored in Experiment Three. Screen orientation had little effect upon cursor positioning performance, suggesting the benefits of the touch sensitive screen can be transferred to user-friendly postures.

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