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Located: research topics > human
interaction The two key points raised here are the concept of circular navigation (ie pie slices) where bigger targets and shorter mouse distances made things easier, and the idea of creating bigger navigation targets the further they are away from mouse pointers. Fitts Law is that the time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target. This may well have some applications in linear navigation devices, but would need to be balanced against convention if Dr Nielsen's theories are to be believed.
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Thinking beyond: An interview with Dr. Donald Norman on usability and user experience on the web.(Rhodes, J., 1999)
Defending human attributes: Concepts from Dr. Donald Norman's CD on the design of every day things and human behaviour. (Norman, 1998)
Fitts Law: The application of mouse movement to navigation. (Tognazzini, 1998)
First principles: Bruce Tognazzini on the importance of basic GUI design principles. (Tognazzini, 1998)
The inner Bezos: An interview with Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos on web customer philosophy. (Bayers, C., 1999)
Long retrieval times: research on effects on user perception of long retrieval times on the web. (Ramsay, J., Barbesi, A. & Preece, J. 1998)
Flame wars: An interesting look at cyberculture and its possible effects on user behaviour. (Dery, 1994)
iVALS online: deconstructing web users and user profiles. (SRI Consulting, 1997)
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