The latest version as well as previous versions of the MTE platform can be obtained right here. The latest
version has been verified to run under Java 2 v5.0 (Sun 1.5.x) and Java 6. We have successfully run the software
under Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2, Windows NT, Windows 98, and Linux Redhat
7.0, as well as on Mac OX 10.7 (Lion). A preliminary user's guide is now available as well as a paper describing
MTE.
Latest Features & News
  • All formulations of Fitts' law have been added to the model evaluator
  • Linear regression analysis has been added
  • Scatterplot with fully configurable axes
  • Trial data now contains instantaneous velocity tracking for each point in the trajectory
  • New target shape: virtual keypad for evaluating numeric key entry
  • Additional zooming capabilities for track analysis
  • Version 1.4.2 is the last pure Java 1.4 release; all future versions will be for Java 5 and later
  • Version 2.0 released which includes full support for Java 5+ and XML
  • Add-Hoc Analysis has been added
  • CSV export for all data tables
  • Spatial variability analysis
  • Distractors
  • Independent randomization of width and height extents for targets
  • Comprehensive user manual and tutorial!
Downloadable Versions

Discussion Group & Experimental Data Repository
Download and Availability
Movement Time Evaluator (MTE)
Latest Information

Now supporting Java 6 and XML
Tested on Mac OSX
Tested in Windows 7 (32 & 64)
Installation video available
Papers

Schedlbauer, M. Pastel, R.
(2007). A Tool for Enabling
Scientific Exploration of Human
Performance Models in HCI
Education. In Proceedings of HCI
Educators 2007, Aveiro, Portugal.

Schedlbauer, M. (2007). An
Extensible Platform for the
Interactive Exploration of Fitts’
Law and Related Movement
Time Models, In Extended
Abstracts of ACM CHI 2007, San
Jose, CA.
Planned Enchancements
  • Statistical significance testing (t-test and ANOVA)
  • Plotting of Error Rate versus Width/MT/Angle/Distance