Myths and Truths about Readers' Interaction with Complex Visual Documents

Jana Holsanova, Kenneth Holmqvist

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Abstract

Newspapers and net papers are examples of complex multimodal documents consisting of texts, pictures and graphics. Although we encounter such documents in our everyday life, there is still little empirical evidence about how these formats are processed by readers. In our paper, we discuss myths about readers’ interaction with complex visual documents from the perspective of contrary empirical evidence. Eye tracking methodology and retrospective verbal protocols are used to reveal in detail the nature of attentional and cognitive processes underlying reception of complex documents. We will focus on attentional guidance and text-picture integration; general page-inherent reading paths vs. individual reading styles; and on the role of layout and media.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusUnpublished - 2009
EventThe 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, 2009: Keywords in Communication, - Chicago, United States
Duration: 2009 May 212009 May 25

Conference

ConferenceThe 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period2009/05/212009/05/25

Bibliographical note

Session: Visual Communication Division, What you see is what you get? Applying eye-tracking methodology in visual communication research

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Philosophy

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