1. Does Animation Facilitate Comprehension of Public Information Graphics? Evidence from Eye Tracking
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Groff, Jonathan, Boucheix, Jean-Michel, Lowe, Richard K., Paire-Ficout, Laurence, Argon, Stéphane, Saby, Laurent, Aline Alauzet, Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement [Dijon] ( LEAD ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Curtin University [Perth], Planning and Transport Research Centre ( PATREC ), Laboratoire d'Ergonomie et de Sciences Cognitives pour les Transports ( IFSTTAR/LESCOT ), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux ( IFSTTAR ), Laboratoire d'Etude de l'Apprentissage et du Développement [Dijon] (LEAD), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC), Laboratoire d'Ergonomie et de Sciences Cognitives pour les Transports (IFSTTAR/LESCOT), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR), and Cadic, Ifsttar
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MOUVEMENT DE L'OEIL ,[SCCO.PSYC] Cognitive science/Psychology ,[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology ,MESSAGE ,[ SCCO.PSYC ] Cognitive science/Psychology ,INFORMATION DES PASSAGERS - Abstract
Graphic information displays have the potential to communicate public information in situations where normal announcement types are ineffective. This study used eye tracking techniques to analyze comprehension mechanism of event-related information on railway traffic disruptions presented via different graphic formats. One hundred thirteen participants were asked to understand and compare series of traffic disruption messages delivered via three purely visual formats. Animated displays were the most effective presentation type. Eye tracking data showed why an animation facilitates comprehension: it enhances processing strategies which provide the best condition for segmenting the causal chain of the events provided in the message.