Drag-and-drop for older adults using touchscreen devices: Effects of screen sizes and interaction techniques on accuracy

Lilian Genaro Motti, Nadine Vigouroux, Philippe Gorce

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Abstract

This study investigates the accuracy of drag-and-drop interaction for older adults by analyzing the number of supplementary attempts for positioning a target during the execution of tactile puzzle games on two different screen sizes, tablet and smartphone, with finger and pen interaction. 24 older subjects (aged 65 to 86) participated of the experiment. The results showed that there is a significant effect of the interaction techniques during interaction on smartphone. Subjects were more accurate during pen interaction on both screen sizes. Age effects were significant but subjects aged 80 years old or oldest sometimes performed better than subjects aged 70 to 79 years old, especially during pen interaction. This study shows that drag-and-drop is an efficient technique for moving targets even on small touchscreen devices and pen interaction may help older users to execute more accurate drag-and-drop interaction on touchscreen devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIHM 2014 - Actes de la 26ieme Conference Francophone sur l'Interaction Homme-Machine
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages139-146
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450329354
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event26ieme Conference Francophone sur l'Interaction Homme-Machine, IHM 2014 - 26th French-Speaking Conference on Human-Machine Interaction, HMI 2014 - Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Duration: 28 Oct 201431 Oct 2014

Publication series

NameIHM 2014 - Actes de la 26ieme Conference Francophone sur l'Interaction Homme-Machine

Conference

Conference26ieme Conference Francophone sur l'Interaction Homme-Machine, IHM 2014 - 26th French-Speaking Conference on Human-Machine Interaction, HMI 2014
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityVilleneuve d'Ascq
Period28/10/1431/10/14

Keywords

  • Drag-and-drop
  • Interaction techniques
  • Older adults/elderly
  • Pen interaction
  • Serious game
  • Touchscreen

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