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Fitts's law facts for kids

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Fitts's law is a theorem which states that the time needed to reach a surface is proportional to the distance from that surface, and to its size. Paul Fitts stated this theorem in 1954. Today, the theroem is mostly used for the development of user interfaces.

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  • Fitts Task English

    Fitts task from the original experiment

  • Reciprocal Tapping Task

    Reciprocal Tapping Task in a 2D context

  • Magic Corners English

    Magic Corners in Microsoft Windows

  • Radial Menu English

    Radial menu

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ley de Fitts para niños

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