The Eyetrackers Respond:
This area includes answers from the Eyetrack III researchers
to readers' questions.
10/18/2004
Underlines vs.
No Underlines on Links
"I've seen some websites -- i.e., Yahoo!
-- that have gone away from the underline (for links).
Have you done any eyetracking research on this subject?"
Yvonne
Tracking the Mouse's Path
"Do people tend to follow the path of their mouse
with their eyes? Is there any correlation between the
the user-controlled movement of the cursor and where
the eyes track?" George Knue
Any Training Implications?
"In the studies you have conducted, do you have any direct
connection to learners and how they read material in an online
class?" Judith Norton
9/26/2004
How to Get Into the Eyetracking
Field
"I am very interested in learning more about (eyetracking)
and perhaps attending a college that can help me turn
my thoughts into a passion or perhaps a career. I would
really appreciate any help and guidance." Trevor
Wernisch
The
Effect of Connection Speed
"It would be interesting to know what type of connection
the testers were used to and break down the eyetrack
results based on that." Erica
Students Want to Learn More
"We are doing a research project for school on
Eyetrack. We have several questions." Sarah
Bump
9/13/2004
First-time and Habitual Readers
"I'm left wondering if this is representative of
a first-time visitor's reading of a page, instead of
a regular reader's." Barry Parr
Serif vs. Sans-Serif Type
"I wondered if you tested serif type vs. sans serif
type in the body copy of your homepages?" Jim
Murphy
What About Next-Generation
Site Design?
"This research tells us a great deal about typical
news websites. But what about next-generation sites
that have fundamentally different designs, content,
and advertertising strategies? Do you plan to do any
research beyond the current models?" Alan Jacobson,
Brass Tacks Design
Printing Problem
"How can you print off your material without losing
words on the right-hand side of the page?" Mary
Morel
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