Specialized Input Devices and Their Applications
Specialized input devices are the devices that enable disabled people, developers, trainers and presenters to use computers/interfaces in ways that would not otherwise be possible, and in ways that maximize the usability of computers/interfaces. For example, specialized input devices help and allow disabled people to use computers more efficiently. The sites below provide an in-depth explanation on specialized input devices and their uses.
Computer Systems: Specialised Input Output Devices
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The specialized input devices on this page are organized by the following:
1. Devices for Disabled Users
2. Designers and Virtual Reality (Photo to left)
3. Trainers and presenters of multimedia
1. Devices for Disabled Users
2. Designers and Virtual Reality (Photo to left)
3. Trainers and presenters of multimedia
Computer systems: Specialised input and output devices
This site focuses on input devices that have been designed and developed for assisting disabled users, such as voice recognition and braille keyboards.
An Empirical Evaluation of Graspable User Interfaces: towards specialized, space-multiplexed input
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The article by George W. Fitzmaurice and William Buxton (1997) provides an 'early' comparison of specialized input devices to more basic input devices. The authors conduct an experiment in order to explain the usability differences between specialized (space-multiplexed) and non-specialized (time-multiplexed) devices. A mouse is used as a non-specialized input device, and an audio mixing console is used as a specialized input device (See photo on left).