Effects of Word Width and Word Length on Optimal Character Size for Reading of Horizontally Scrolling Japanese Words

The present study investigated, whether word width and length affect the optimal character size for reading of horizontally scrolling Japanese words, using reading speed as a measure. In Experiment 1, three Japanese words, each consisting of four Hiragana characters, sequentially scrolled on a displ...

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Main Authors: Teramoto, Wataru, Nakazaki, Takuyuki, Sekiyama, Kaoru, Mori, Shuji
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4754429/