Ben Bederson University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab
LiveCursor always points in the direction of motion
instead of always pointing in the same direction. This has the
advantage of bringing a little life to the screen while at the same
time providing some potential interaction benefits:
The user has control over the direction of the cursor which
can be useful when showing something to someone else and you
want to be clear about what you are pointing to.
The cursor generally won't cover the thing you are getting close
to since the tail of the cursor is away from the thing you are
moving towards.
This works with left and right-handed users equally well. Traditional
cursors are designed for right-handed users.