Comparing user performance on an ipad to a 17′′ backpad

Fateme Rajabiyazdi*, Tom Gedeon

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    Abstract

    What will a truly large iPad be like? Will it have a touchscreen at the front, or will some other changes be forced by the sheer size of the device? We mocked up a working device using a 17-inch Macbook laptop screen. The device size was too large for us to comfortably hold with one hand while using the other hand for touch input, so we placed the touch pad at the back. Hence, we call our device a BackPad. In the first experiment, we compared user performance with our 17-inch BackPad and a normal iPad in game and typing tasks. The results on the game completion time and score were similar, and users liked our large screen, while time but not spelling errors were different in the BackPad versus the iPad. For the second experiment, we compared the front touchscreen versus the back trackpad user performance on same sized devices. Similar results to the first experiment were found on game completing time and score.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 2012 6th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems, CISIS 2012
    Pages469-474
    Number of pages6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event2012 6th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems, CISIS 2012 - Palermo, Italy
    Duration: 4 Jul 20126 Jul 2012

    Publication series

    NameProceedings - 2012 6th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems, CISIS 2012

    Conference

    Conference2012 6th International Conference on Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems, CISIS 2012
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityPalermo
    Period4/07/126/07/12

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