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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Design and Evaluation of an Assistive Window for Soft Keyboards of Tablet PCs that Reduces Visual Attention Shifts

Authors : Bomyeong Kim, Kyungdoh Kim, Jinho Ahn, Robert W. Proctor

Published in: Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Cognition and Design

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In general, soft keyboards are used for tablet PCs much as they are for smartphones. However, since the screen size is larger than for smartphones, user gaze is dispersed. In this paper, we propose a new keyboard for tablet PCs, in which an assistive window is introduced to decrease visual shifts, and evaluate the usability and usefulness of the keyboard. Results of an experiment are reported confirming that the gaze dispersion showed a reduction of 90% compared to an existing keyboard, although the typing error rates and typing time did not greatly improve. These results indicate a way to reduce visual dispersions on larger screen devices.

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Metadata
Title
Design and Evaluation of an Assistive Window for Soft Keyboards of Tablet PCs that Reduces Visual Attention Shifts
Authors
Bomyeong Kim
Kyungdoh Kim
Jinho Ahn
Robert W. Proctor
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: Cognition and Design

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-58474-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-58475-1

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58475-1_5