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Automatic evaluation of assistive interfaces

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Pradipta Biswas,

Peter RobinsonAuthors Info & Claims

IUI '08: Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces

Pages 247 - 256

https://doi.org/10.1145/1378773.1378806

Published: 13 January 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Computers offer valuable assistance to people with physical disabilities. However designing human-computer interfaces for these users is complicated. The range of abilities is more diverse than for able-bodied users, which makes analytical modelling harder. Practical user trials are also difficult and time consuming. We are developing a simulator to help with the evaluation of assistive interfaces. It can predict the likely interaction patterns when undertaking a task using a variety of input devices, and estimate the time to complete the task in the presence of different disabilities and for different levels of skill. In this paper we describe the different components of the simulator in detail and present a prototype of its implementation.

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Index Terms

Automatic evaluation of assistive interfaces
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Development frameworks and environments
      1. Integrated and visual development environments

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