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With the concurrent rapid increasing of aging population and digital science, issues on providing appropriate information elements on computer and website have become more and more significant. This study was aimed at examining different effects of movements and transformations in flash animations on performance (time and error) and subjective perception (satisfaction, vision fatigue and workload) of older adults. Eighteen subjects coming from the University of the Third Age of Railway Ministry of China all of who were experienced computer and Internet users participated in the experiment where flash animations mode and moving speed were manipulated as independent variables. The results indicated significant differences among four different animations modes for performance (time and error) and vision fatigue. Significant differences were also found among three levels of moving speeds for performance (time and error) and vision fatigue. Further implications of flash animations design for the elderly were discussed.
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Wang, L., Sato, H., Jin, L., Rau, PL.P., Asano, Y. (2007). Perception of Movements and Transformations in Flash Animations of Older Adults. In: Jacko, J.A. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Design and Usability. HCI 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4550. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73105-4_106
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