An investigation of ways to support older adults when using mobile interfaces

Toy, Katelyn; O'Meara, Edward; Kuber, Ravi; Saulynas, Sidas

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Title

An investigation of ways to support older adults when using mobile interfaces

Author(s)

• Toy, Katelyn
• O'Meara, Edward
• Kuber, Ravi
• Saulynas, Sidas

Issue Date

2017

Keyword(s)

• Auditory interfaces
• Mobile devices
• Multimodal interfaces
• Speech interfaces
• Touch screens

Date of Ingest

2017-07-27T15:56:03Z

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a study designed to examine the effects of modality, target size and other design features on task performance. The study has specifically focused on older adults when accessing a mobile interface. Twelve participants (aged 55-89) conducted a set of pointing and steering tasks. Targets 32px in size were found to be most effective to support pointing performance, while targets 64px in size assisted older adults when performing steering tasks. Shorter lasting steering tasks (6 seconds) were performed with lower levels of error compared with 12 second tasks. Guidance from the study offers a reference point for mobile developers interested in designing touch screen interfaces to cater to the needs of older adults.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2017 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Conference Paper / Presentation

Language

en

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Copyright 2017 Katelyn Toy, Edward O'Meara, Ravi Kuber, and Sidas Saulynas

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