Unseen and unaware: Implications of recent research on failures of visual awareness for human-computer interface design

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-422

  Varakin, D Alexander ^a   Levin, Daniel T ^a   Fidler, Roger ^b  

^a Dept of Psychol/Human Development ^*  (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); WEBSITES;

CHANGE BLINDNESS; INATTENTIONAL BLINDNESS; INTERFACE DESIGN; VISUAL DISPLAYS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 13644262841     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327051hci1904_9     Document Type: Article

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