Why are eye mice unpopular? A detailed comparison of head and eye controlled assistive technology pointing devices

This paper examines and compares the usability problems associated with eye-based and head-based assistive technology pointing devices when used for direct manipulation on a standard graphical user interface. It discusses and examines the pros and cons of eye-based pointing in comparison to the esta...

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Published inUniversal access in the information society Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 280 - 290
Main Authors Bates, R., Istance, H.O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.10.2003
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Comparative studies
Eye movements
Head
Technology
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Summary:This paper examines and compares the usability problems associated with eye-based and head-based assistive technology pointing devices when used for direct manipulation on a standard graphical user interface. It discusses and examines the pros and cons of eye-based pointing in comparison to the established assistive technology technique of head-based pointing and illustrates the usability factors responsible for the apparent low usage or 'unpopularity' of eye-based pointing. It shows that user experience and target size on the interface are the predominant factors affecting eye-based pointing and suggests that these could be overcome to enable eye-based pointing to be a viable and available direct manipulation interaction technique for the motor-disabled community. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1615-5289
1615-5297
DOI:10.1007/s10209-003-0053-y