Why the article is helpful
- Perceptual and motor skills with various ages against information technology
- Best performances found from using the touch screen information input and a combination of eye-gaze control with space bar
- Recommended: direct input devices, particularly a touch screen, for the elderly and eye-gaze information inputs for people with severe motor impairments
The authors analyzed perceptual and motors skills between the ages of 20 to 75 years against information technology. Mouse, touch screen and eye-gaze control were measured in the first study, while the second study used hybrid user interfaces for input confirmation with eye-gaze control and other input devices. As a result, the best performances were found by using the touch screen information input and a combination of eye-gaze control with space bar. The authors highly recommended using direct input devices, particularly a touch screen, for the elderly and eye-gaze information inputs for people with severe motor impairments.
Links to article
Jochems, N., Vetter, S., & Schlick, C. (2013). A comparative study of information input devices for aging computer users. Behaviour & Information Technology, 32(9), 902-919. doi:10.1080/0144929X.2012.692100