Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Examining the Usability of Touch Screen Gestures for Children with Down Syndrome
Year:2018

Research Areas
  • Information technology and adata processing

Information
Abstract
The use of multi-touch devices for all types of users (from children to the elderly) has grown considerably in the recent years. However, despite the huge interest in this technology there is a lack of research addressing usability studies on children with Down?s Syndrome. This article evaluates the abilities of these children (aged from 5 to 10 years) when performing a basic set of multi-touch gestures (tap, double tap, long press, drag, scale up and down, rotation) in tablet devices. The results show that regardless of their more limited motor skills, DS children are able to perform most of the evaluated multi-touch gestures with success rates close to 100% and that this technology could be fully exploited for developing applications targeted specifically at this type of user.
International
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JCR
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Title
Interacting with Computers
ISBN
0953-5438
Impact factor JCR
0,809
Impact info
Volume
30
10.1093/iwc/iwy011
Journal number
3
From page
258
To page
272
Month
ABRIL
Ranking
18/22
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Grupo de Investigación en Tecnología Informática y de las Comunicaciones: CETTICO
  • Departamento: Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos e Ingeniería de Software