?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Optimizing+the+reading+of+electronic+text+using+rapid+serial+visual+presentation&rft.creator=Castelhano%2C+Monica+S.&rft.creator=Muter%2C+Paul&rft.subject=Applied+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=The+focus+on+communications+technology+in+recent+years+has+led+to+the+question+of+how+to+best+display+electronic+text+onto+small-screened+devices.++Past+studies+have+shown+that+the+compact+method+of+Rapid+Serial+Visual+Presentation+(RSVP)+is+efficient+but+not+well+liked.++Two+experiments+were+conducted+to+explore+ways+of+improving+the+preference+for+and+feasibility+of+RSVP.++In+Experiment+1%2C+the+effects+of+a+completion+meter%2C+punctuation+pauses%2C+and+variable+word+duration+were+studied.++Although+the+Normal+Page+and+Sentence-by+Sentence+formats+were+still+superior%2C+post-experiment+ratings+indicated+that+punctuation+pauses+improved+user+preference%2C+and+preference+for+RSVP+in+general+increased+with+practice.++In+Experiment+2%2C+a+modified+RSVP+condition+included+a+completion+meter%2C+punctuation+pauses%2C+interruption+pauses%2C+and+pauses+at+clause+boundaries.++This+condition+was+significantly+preferred+to+a+normal+RSVP+condition.++The+present+enhancements+may+increase+the+feasibility+of+using+RSVP+with+small+displays.&rft.publisher=Taylor+%26+Francis+Ltd&rft.contributor=Stewart%2C+Tom&rft.date=2001-07&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1934%2F3%2Fcastelhano_muter2001.pdf&rft.identifier=++Castelhano%2C+Monica+S.+and+Muter%2C+Paul++(2001)+Optimizing+the+reading+of+electronic+text+using+rapid+serial+visual+presentation.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1934%2F