太暗？太亮？科学家需要你的帮助，让阅读更轻松
科学家们启动了一项参与式研究项目，旨在了解现实场景中影响阅读的因素，例如眩光和字体大小等。
该项目旨在调查光照、字体样式、字体大小等因素对阅读能力的影响，并评估现有可访问性规则的有效性。
参与者需要智能手机或类似设备以及一张参考卡。
研究人员希望招募来自各年龄段和背景的参与者，以获取更广泛的数据，从而改善所有人阅读体验。
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Reading plays an important role in helping us navigate our surroundings on a daily basis – from road signs to digital messages. But there is little research on the physical challenges associated with reading in real-world settings, such as glare or tiny fonts. Scientists are launching a participatory project that allows people around the world to help answer research questions about challenges that can affect our ability to read in different settings.
“We know many factors that can affect reading – such as lighting, font style, font size, and so on – but we don’t know which factors are actually affecting our ability to read in day-to-day life,” says Yingchen He, primary investigator of the project and an assistant professor of psychology at NC State. “Which factors matter the most in people’s lives?”
“One reason this is important is because there are accessibility rules in place designed to help people with various visual challenges,” says Yiting Liu, a Ph.D. student at NC State who is leading the project. “We’d like to learn more about how well these accessibility efforts work. We’re optimistic that our work here could also inform the way that we present written information in order to make it more accessible for everyone.
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