Effect of image contrast and sharpness on visual search for computer icons

Displays

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-144

  Näsänen, Risto ^a   Ojanpää, Helena ^a,b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contrast; Icons; Image quality; Sharpness; Visual search

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY TUBES; EYE MOVEMENTS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LOW PASS FILTERS; OBJECT RECOGNITION;

ICONS; IMAGE CONTRAST; VISUAL SEARCH;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 0345377810     PISSN: 01419382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.displa.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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