Improving Wayfinding for Older Users With Selective Attention Deficits
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Ada D. Mishler [1] ; Mark B. Neider [1]
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[1] University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
Estados Unidos
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- Localización: Ergonomics in Design: The Quaterly of Human Factors Applications, ISSN 1064-8046, Vol. 25, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 11-16
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Older adults experience difficulties with navigating their environments and may need to rely on signs more heavily than younger adults. However, older adults also experience difficulties with focusing their visual attention, which suggests that signs need to be designed with the goal of making it as easy as possible to attend to them. This article discusses some design principles that may be especially important to compensate for declining attentional focus. These principles include distinctiveness, consistent appearance and location, standardized images, simplicity, isolation from other elements of the environment, and reassurance about the current route.
