Integrating text with video and 3D graphics: The effects of text drawing styles on text readability

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1321-1330

  Jankowski, Jacek ^a   Samp, Krystian ^a   Irzynska, Izabela ^a   Jozwowicz, Marek ^a   Decker, Stefan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

3d graphics; aesthetics; augmented reality; image polarity; legibility; readability; text drawing styles

Indexed keywords

3D GRAPHICS; ANTI-INTERFERENCE; DRAWING STYLES; READING PERFORMANCE; READING SPEED; TEXT DRAWING STYLES;

AUGMENTED REALITY; DRAWING (GRAPHICS); HUMAN ENGINEERING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77954020717     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1753326.1753524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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