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Towards Mobile Touch Screen
Inclusive User Interfaces:
Differences and Similarities between
Motor Impaired and Able-Bodied Users


Hugo Nicolau
Tiago Guerreiro
Daniel Gon?alves
Joaquim Jorge
Mobile
evolution
Towards Mobile Touch Screen Inclusive User Interfaces: Differences and Similarities between Motor Impaired and Able-Bodied Users
Towards Mobile Touch Screen Inclusive User Interfaces: Differences and Similarities between Motor Impaired and Able-Bodied Users
Tactile feedback




loss of tactile
  feedback
Loss of physical stability
hard to select targets
it occurs to everyone
… and motor
 impaired
some advantages
more pleasant
require less strength
Adapt to users’ needs
Towards Mobile Touch Screen Inclusive User Interfaces: Differences and Similarities between Motor Impaired and Able-Bodied Users
Towards Mobile Touch Screen Inclusive User Interfaces: Differences and Similarities between Motor Impaired and Able-Bodied Users
Provide the knowledge to
build better touch interfaces
We performed …
Tested several …




 Interaction
 Techniques
Screen areas …




                 … edges
Screen areas …




                 … middle
Screen areas …



                 5
                 4
                 3
                 2
                 1



                     … vertical distance
… and target sizes




 7 mm           12 mm   17 mm
Tapping
Crossing
Directional Gesturing
15 participants
                            28-64 years old
                          C4-C7 lesion level
                              6 left-handed




never used touchscreens
18 participants
5 females, 13 males
20-45 years old
Results
Error Rate



       X
Target
 Size
Motor Impaired
 50%

 40%

 30%

 20%

 10%

 0%
       7mm              12mm             17mm
             Gestures   Tapping   Crossing
Able-bodied
 25%

 20%

 15%

 10%

  5%

  0%
        7mm               12mm                17mm
              Gestures   Tapping   Crossing
Differences and Similarities


Tapping is the most similar

Magnitude of errors

Directional Gesturing
Middle
Motor Impaired

 50%

 40%

 30%

 20%

 10%

  0%
        7mm             12mm               17mm
       Gestures4Way   Tapping Middle   Crossing
Able-bodied
 14%
 12%
 10%
 8%
 6%
 4%
 2%
 0%
        7mm               12mm               17mm
       Gestures Middle   Tapping Middle   Crossing
Differences and Similarities


Similar performances with
all techniques

Differences are in the
remaining of the screen
Edges
Motor Impaired
                      60%

                      40%

                      20%

                       0%
                                7mm         12mm        17mm
                               Tapping Middle   Tapping Edge
 60%


 40%


 20%


 0%
       Gesture Edge   Gesture Middle
Able-bodied
 30%

 25%

 20%

 15%

 10%

  5%

  0%
        7mm                12mm               17mm
              Tapping Middle   Tapping Edge
Differences and Similarities


Edges do not provide
additional support

Tapping is hindered on edges
Vertical
Distance
Motor Impaired


        48%         31%     27%
        43%         25%     28%
        39%         28%     24%
        40%         19%     15%
        47%         19%     9%




  7mm            12mm     17mm



              Tapping
Able-bodied


        10%       0%       0%
        6%        2%       0%
        8%        0%       0%
        8%        1%       0%
        38%       6%       0%




  7mm          12mm     17mm



              Tapping
Differences and Similarities


Tapping small targets,
particularly near lower edge

Reach restrictions
Towards
Inclusive
 Design
Tapping is a suitable interaction
                       technique


           The one with more
                resemblances

            Lowest error rates

12mm as a good compromise
Magnitude of errors



Much higher for motor
impaired     40%

             35%

             30%

             25%

             20%         26x         5.6x         6x
             15%

             10%

             5%

             0%

                   Gestures    Tapping      Crossing
Able-bodied can easily perform
Directional Gestures

Suitable alternative to Tapping
(small targets)

Motor impaired have many
difficulties
Middle of the screen consistency


 Similar performance with all
       interaction techniques

 Remaining of the screen can
  hinder or favor interaction
Reach restrictions



Upper edge targets are
harder to acquire for M.I.

For A.B. small targets near
bottom edge are harder
Future Work


Instantiate our findings

Investigate situational
impairments
THE END.
Hugo Nicolau
hman@vimmi.inesc-id.pt

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