The Investigation of Pointing Behaviors in Web Browsing
Abstract
The STIR proposal aims at understanding Internet usersÕ online activities from the influence of a pointing device, such as a mouse, touch pad, and stylus, to an on-screen target. This will allow us to use this new understanding to identify potential cyber threats such as botnet actions. There are four tasks proposed in the project: Task 1: PI will apply FittsÕ law formula to pointing actions in a natural web browsing environment in an attempt to assess FittsÕ lawÕs applicability to typical GUIs outside of an experimental setting. Task 2: PI will identify whether or not fast movements have a different error model from slow movements and to study the impact induced by the open-loop nature of fast movements. Task 3: PI will comparison of FittsÕ law results for natural browsing using two different pointing devices: physical mouse and laptop touchpad in order to determine whether the choice of pointing device has an effect on the linear relationship described by FittsÕ law. Task 4: PI will analyze the standard deviation of FittsÕ law calculations of mean pointing time, to better understand the variance present in the Fitts model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510287
Entities
People
- Haining Wang
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Delaware