Larger Chinese text spacing and size
Effects on older users’ experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11202115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guanhua Hou (0000-0002-0745-8896, Tongji University), Hua Dong (0009-0001-3064-4777, Tongji University, corresponding author), Weining Ning (0000-0002-1229-7468, Tongji University), Lianghao Han (0000-0001-8672-1017, Tongji University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 389-411 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x18001022 |
| OpenAlex | W2888972534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
With declining vision ability, character spacing and size on smartphones designed for the general population are not accessible for older adults. This study aimed to explore how larger Chinese character spacing and size affect older adults’ user experience (UX). An orthogonal experiment was conducted. The optimal range of font size (FS), word spacing (WS) and line spacing (LS) were proposed utilising subjective evaluations to investigate the correlation of eye movement data with participants perceived UX. The results showed that improvement in different aspects of UX varied when FS, WS and LS increased. Overall, participants preferred larger FS, WS and LS, however, the larger FS, WS and LS values are more likely to cause errors and slower reading speed. These results suggest that the distinct combination of size and spacing depends on the motivation, needs and situation of older people when reading on a smartphone. These findings will help designers to provide better design for the older people
Affect (linguistics) · Character (mathematics) · Cognitive psychology · Geometry · Linguistics · Older people · Population · Range (aeronautics) · Reading (process) · Word (group theory) · Communication · Computer Science · Demography · Engineering · Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions · Technology Use by Older Adults · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |