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Illustrations are often used in interactive media with the goal of enhancing information retrieval and learning. Yet prior work has shown that illustrations on a screen are not necessarily used effectively, and may not even be used at all. Two studies examined factors related to the successful use of illustrations. Study 1 contrasted three interaction styles. In one style, only text appeared when a term was selected. The second presented text as a caption. while the third revealed the text next to the relevant portion of the illustration. The last style produced superior learning of both illustration-related and unrelated material. The caption condition was no better than the control, no-illustration condition. Study 2 showed learning is just as effective if the user selects from a list and reads near the illustration, or selects from the illustration and reads a caption, suggesting that the most important factor is compelling users to direct their attention to the illustration.
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Teasley, B., Instone, K., Leventhal, L.M., Brown, E. (1997). Effective Illustrations in Interactive Media: What Works?. In: Howard, S., Hammond, J., Lindgaard, G. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction INTERACT ’97. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35175-9_36
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