Does length matter? A study examining how length of stylus pen helps effective electronic documentation

Eunil Park, Ki Joon Kim, Angel P. Del Pobil

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Abstract

Stylus pen is often used in documentation for a touchscreen. However, little work has been focused on stylus features to improve usability; no work has examined the effect of the full-length of stylus in creating document. In this paper, we found the satisfaction and efficiency of various stylus lengths' in creating document. Our experiment had two tasks with five styluses (7, 9, 11, 13 and 15cm). Results showed that participants can write documents with 13cm or longer styluses compared to shorter lengths. Among them, participants preferred 13cm stylus. Therefore, we suggest a stylus optimal length in creating document. The results can support the most efficient and comfortable stylus in creating document.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 4th International Conference on Interaction Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationIT, Human and Digital Content, ICIS 2011
Pages185-188
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2011
Event4th International Conference on Interaction Sciences: IT, Human and Digital Content, ICIS 2011 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 16 Aug 201118 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings - 4th International Conference on Interaction Sciences: IT, Human and Digital Content, ICIS 2011

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Interaction Sciences: IT, Human and Digital Content, ICIS 2011
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period16/08/1118/08/11

Keywords

  • pen-length
  • stylus
  • touch screen

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