Fitts's Law: Towards a Geometric Explanation

Authors

Olga Kosheleva, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Octavio Lerma, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

2-2014

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Technical Report: UTEP-CS-14-11

Published in Geombinatorics, 2014, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 78-83.

Abstract

In designing human-computer interfaces, designers use an empirical Fitts's Law, according to which the average time T of accessing an icon of size w at a distance d from the center of the screen is proportional to the logarithm of the ratio w/d. There exist explanations for this law, but these explanations have gaps. In this paper, we show that these gaps can be explained if we analyze this problem from the geometric viewpoint. Thus, we get a geometric explanation of the Fitts's Law.