Paper Info
Title
Assessing the Target' Size and Drag Distance in Mobile Applications for Users with Autism.
Abstract
Users with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) show great interest in, and operate with facility, technological devices like smartphones and tablets. As a result, the number of applications specially developed for these kinds of users keeps growing. Nevertheless, the creation of an application that adapts to user abilities is not a straightforward process. This article focuses on identifying the optimal target size and drag distance that developers and designers can use when creating applications for users with ASD to allow for easier interaction of users with screen elements. In the experiment performed, different target sizes and drag distances were compared. Based on the results, we suggest that 57 pixels is the minimum target size to support the interaction of level 1 and 2 for users diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. These results can be used as guidelines for interaction designers of mobile applications for autism. Nevertheless, the creation of an application that adapts to user abilities is not a straightforward process, because users with these conditions have significant sensory-motor problems.
Year
Venue
Field
2018
WorldCIST
Autism,Drag,Computer science,Usability,Human–computer interaction,Pixel
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
2
0.39
References 
Authors
6
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Angeles Quezada120.72
Reyes Juárez-Ramírez25617.83
Samantha Jimenez3188.59
Alan Ramírez-Noriega420.39
Sergio Inzunza5184.58
Roberto Muñoz64310.46