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FittsFarm: Comparing Children’s Drag-and-Drop Performance Using Finger and Stylus Input on Tablets

Authors : Brendan Cassidy, Janet C. Read, I. Scott MacKenzie

Published in: Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2019

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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We used a two-dimensional Fitts’ law task to compare finger and stylus input with children when performing drag-and-drop tasks on a tablet. Twenty-eight children completed the study. Drag-and-drop performance was significantly better using a low-cost stylus compared to finger input. Throughput was \(9\%\) higher for stylus input (2.55 bps) compared to finger input (2.34 bps). Error rates were 35% percent higher for finger input (12.6%) compared to stylus input (9.3%). Error rates approximately doubled with smaller targets. There was no significant difference observed for movement time between input methods. Findings indicate schools should consider providing children with a low-cost stylus for educational activities on tablets.

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Title: FittsFarm: Comparing Children’s Drag-and-Drop Performance Using Finger and Stylus Input on Tablets
Authors: Brendan Cassidy
Janet C. Read
I. Scott MacKenzie
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2019
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-29386-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-29387-1

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29387-1_38

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