Fitts' law in HCI

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gptkbp:instanceOf psychological theory
human-computer interaction concept
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Fitts's_law
gptkb:Fitts_law
gptkbp:appliesTo stylus input
pointing tasks
mouse movements
touchscreen interactions
gptkbp:category user experience
motor control
usability engineering
gptkbp:citation gptkb:ISO_9241-9_standard
HCI textbooks
gptkbp:describes the time required to move to a target area
gptkbp:form MT = a + b log2(2D/W)
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Paul_Fitts
1954
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fitts' law in HCI
gptkbp:influenced accessibility
button size design
menu layout
touch target size
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Shannon's_information_theory
gptkb:Index_of_Difficulty
gptkbp:usedFor user interface design
ergonomics
predicting movement time
gptkbp:variant D (distance to target)
MT (movement time)
W (width of target)
a (intercept)
b (slope)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stuart_K._Card
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6