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Mouse Gesture Design Based on Mental Model

심성모형 기반의 마우스 제스처 개발

  • Seo, Hye Kyung (LG U+ UX Center UI Team, Department of Industrial Engineering, The Graduate School of Korea University)
  • 서혜경 (LG 유플러스 UX 개발센터 UI팀, 고려대학교 공학대학원 산업공학과)
  • Received : 2012.06.19
  • Accepted : 2013.01.29
  • Published : 2013.06.15
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Abstract

Various web browsers offer mouse gesture functions because they are convenient input methods. Mouse gestures enable users to move to the previous page or tab without clicking its relevant icon or menu of the web browser. To maximize the efficiency of mouse gestures, they should be designed to match users' mental models. Mental models of human beings are used to make accurate predictions and reactions when certain information has been recognized by humans. This means providing users with appropriate information about mental models will lead to fast understanding and response. A cognitive response test was performed in order to evaluate whether the mouse gestures easily associate with their respective functional meanings or not. After extracting mouse gestures which needed improvement, those were redesigned to reduce cognitive load via sketch maps. The methods presented in this study will be of help for evaluating and designing mouse gestures.

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