Measuring Software Screen Complexity: Relating Eye Tracking, Emotional Valence, and Subjective Ratings

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 518-532

  Goldberg, Joseph H ^a  

^a ORACLE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE; INDUSTRY;

COMPLETION TIME; DESIGN FACTORS; EMOTIONAL VALENCES; END USERS; ENTERPRISE WEBS; EYE-TRACKING; SEARCH AREA; SUBJECTIVE RATING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84901262413     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2014.906156     Document Type: Article

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