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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Ease-of-Use of Tactile Interaction for Novice Older Adults

Authors : Lilian Genaro Motti, Nadine Vigouroux, Philippe Gorce

Published in: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for Aging

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Usability, particularly ease-of-use, is a main factor affecting the acceptance of technologies by older adults. Mobile devices offer great possibilities for well-being applications, but they are often equipped with touchscreen. In order to evaluate the ease-of-use of tactile interaction, this study compares the performances of 16 novice (mean age 74) and 8 experienced older adults (mean 75) during the execution of drag-and-drop interaction for achieving tactile puzzle games on smartphone and tablet, with pen and fingers. Results show that novice users were able accomplish interaction accurately with longer times but no significant difference of errors of accuracy.

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Metadata
Title
Ease-of-Use of Tactile Interaction for Novice Older Adults
Authors
Lilian Genaro Motti
Nadine Vigouroux
Philippe Gorce
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for Aging

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-20891-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-20892-3

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20892-3_45