Walk 'n scroll: a comparison of software-based navigation techniques for different levels of mobility

  • Authors:
  • Bonnie MacKay;David Dearman;Kori Inkpen;Carolyn Watters

  • Affiliations:
  • Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada;Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada;Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada;Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices & services
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a field study comparing software-based navigation techniques (scrollbars, tap-and-drag, and touch-n-go) on mobile devices. In particular, we were interested in exploring the efficiency and user preference of these navigation techniques for different levels of mobility (sitting, walking, and standing) in a naturalistic environment. Results show that while there was no significant difference in performance between tap-and-drag and touch-n-go, both techniques significantly outperformed scrollbars for simple, multi-directional navigation tasks. In addition, the users preferred the touch-n-go technique over the other two methods. The results also revealed that users' interactions and preferences differed between the levels of mobility.