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Research Paper

Circling motion and screen edges as an alternative input method for on-screen target manipulation

Hyun W. KaDepartment of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Richard C. SimpsonDepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY, USA
Pages 227-235 | Received 16 Jul 2015, Accepted 20 Oct 2015, Published online: 18 Jan 2016

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