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Bullseye! when Fitts' law doesn't fit

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Naomi Friedlander,

Kevin Schlueter,

Marilyn ManteiAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '98: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 257 - 264

https://doi.org/10.1145/274644.274681

Published: 01 January 1998 Publication History

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Bullseye! when Fitts' law doesn't fit
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Graphical user interfaces
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing profession
      1. Assistive technologies
  2. User characteristics
    1. People with disabilities

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CHI '98: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

January 1998

650 pages

ISBN:0201309874

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Bell Atlantic Science and Technology
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