The Influence of Format Readability on Children’s Reading Speed and Comprehension

by Administrator | Sep 13, 2024

Background: Format readability, including font and spacing, impacts reading metrics in adults, but will the research generalize to children? We examined how eight fonts (four serif and four sans serif) and three-character spacing variations influenced children’s...

Examining the Impact of Age and Multitasking on Motorcycle Conspicuity

by admin | Jan 10, 2024

This research presents a study to assess one’s ability to detect motorcycles under different conditions of conspicuity while performing a secondary visual load task. Previous research in which participants were required to detect motorcycles revealed differences in...

Perceptual and Attentional Factors in Detection of Driving-Relevant Visual Events

by admin | Aug 1, 2023

Driving often involves multitasking, whether texting, viewing directions on the navigation system, or simply checking the rearview mirrors while maintaining lane position and monitoring the roadway for hazards. Multitasking, in turn, typically involves not only...

Space for Readability: Effects on Reading Speed from Individuated Character and Word Spacing

by admin | Jul 29, 2023

Our prior work shows that individual typeface selection per reader can significantly increase reading speed while maintaining comprehension. The present work extends that work to consider the influence of character and word spacing on adult reading performance in a...

Toward a Theory of Visual Information Acquisition in Driving

by admin | Jul 29, 2023

Objective The aim of this study is to describe information acquisition theory, explaining how drivers acquire and represent the information they need. Background While questions of what drivers are aware of underlie many questions in driver behavior, existing theories...