Gesture navigation: an alternative 'back' for the future

This paper describes the evaluation of a gesture-based mechanism for issuing the back and forward commands in web navigation. Results show that subjects were able to navigate significantly faster when using gestures compared to the normal back button. They were also extremely enthusiastic about the technique, with several expressing their wish that "all browsers should support this".

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Michael Moyle, Andy Cockburn
• Keywords: CHI 2002, Gesture-based Mechanism, Human Computer Interaction