| Presentation | 2007/11/28 Usability evaluation of single-switch scanning methods substituting for mouse pointer operation Kenji Koyama, Shingo Ishikawa, Toyohiko Hayashi, Yasuo Nakamura, Yuko Wakabayashi, Naoki Tondokoro, |
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| Abstract(in English) | Persons with severe motor disabilities such as ALS patients and patients with cerebral palsy use personal computers (PC) as a tool for communication and social participation. They usually operate PCs with a help of an automatic scanning software together with a single switch. Automatic scanning-based operation of mouse pointer, however, seems difficult for them, because it requires precise input operation in a short period of time. Consequently, erroneous operation occurs frequently, resulting in the increase in operation time, physical fatigue and mental stresses. To alleviate these, the most effective scanning method has to be selected for each individual patient under a certain criterion of usability. As candidates of such usability criteria, total time of operation and the number of times of operation seem suitable. Using these evaluations, we compared usability of typical scanning methods such as section search method, Cartesian-cursor method and their combination, "hybrid method", by means of computer simulation. Introduction of a single error model of operation enabled us to compare the three methods on an equal basis. Through experiments, we found that the minimum time of operation existed for each method, providing us with a clue to theoretical comparison of scanning methods. |
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| Keyword(in English) | single-switch / scan / mouse pointer / usability and computer simulation |
| Paper # | WIT2007-37 |
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| Conference Date | 2007/11/28(1days) |
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| Language | JPN |
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| Title (in English) | Usability evaluation of single-switch scanning methods substituting for mouse pointer operation |
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| Keyword(1) | single-switch |
| Keyword(2) | scan |
| Keyword(3) | mouse pointer |
| Keyword(4) | usability and computer simulation |
| 1st Author's Name | Kenji Koyama |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Graduate school of Science and Technology, Niigata University() |
| 2nd Author's Name | Shingo Ishikawa |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Department of Biocybernetics, Faculity of Engineering, Niigata University |
| 3rd Author's Name | Toyohiko Hayashi |
| 3rd Author's Affiliation | Graduate school of Science and Technology, Niigata University:Department of Biocybernetics, Faculity of Engineering, Niigata University |
| 4th Author's Name | Yasuo Nakamura |
| 4th Author's Affiliation | Department of Biocybernetics, Faculity of Engineering, Niigata University |
| 5th Author's Name | Yuko Wakabayashi |
| 5th Author's Affiliation | Niigata Intractable Diseases Consulting and Assisting Center |
| 6th Author's Name | Naoki Tondokoro |
| 6th Author's Affiliation | Center for Independent Living Niigata |
| Date | 2007/11/28 |
| Paper # | WIT2007-37 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.107 |
| Number (no) | 368 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 8 |
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