Presented at User Interfaces for All, 7th ERCIM Workshop, October 23-25, Paris (Chantilly), France.

Utilizing gaze detection to simulate the affordances of paper in the RSVP format

Mikael Goldstein¹, Gustav Öquist², and Staffan Björk^3
1 Ericsson Research, Interaction & Usability Lab, Torshamnsgatan 23, 164 80 Kista, Sweden
mikael.goldstein@era.ericsson.se
² Uppsala University, Department of Linguistics, PO Box 527
751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
gustav@stp.ling.uu.se
³ Interactive Institute, PLAY Studio, PO Box 620
405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
staffan.bjork@interactiveinstitute.se

Abstract

Can the addition of sound enhance the reading experience on small screens when using Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) for dynamic text presentation? In this paper we introduce Sonified RSVP and report findings from a usability evaluation where the experience of reading texts enhanced with nomic auditory icons was evaluated. At a comfortable pace 12 subjects read long Swedish texts of equal difficulty with and without the addition of sound on a handheld device. Reading speed (~217 wpm) and comprehension (~58% correct) did not differ significantly between the two conditions. The evaluation revealed a rather high task load for both conditions but no signifi-cant differences. However, the subjective rating of Immersion was rated sig-nificantly higher for the Sonified condition. Causes, implications and directions for further work are discussed based on these

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