In this study, a relative pointing device was
compared with two different absolute pointing
devices. Participants used a Wii Remote™
controller with the Wii MotionPlus™
attachment in three different configurations of
motion sensing: Relative (6-axis: 3-axis
accelerometer and 3-axis gyroscope), Camera
Absolute (camera only), and Stabilized Absolute
(camera + 6-axis). Twenty-four participants
were given a series of movement tasks based on
Fitts’ test to complete at three different
distances. In terms of information throughput,
pointing accuracy, and user preference, relative
pointing was clearly superior to absolute
pointing, even when absolute pointing included stabilization.
