Usability and User´s Attention in Web Environment

Vol.5,No.1(2013)
Spring issue 2013

Júlia Špačková

https://doi.org/10.5817/ProIn2013-1-6

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Špačková, J. (2013). Usability and User´s Attention in Web Environment. ProInflow, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5817/ProIn2013-1-6
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Abstract

Usability of web sites is strongly affected by the user. The components of the usability are conditioned by user's attention. User's attention and his behavior on the Web site are also influenced by the creator of the web site. By different features embedded on the site attracts the user's attention. The paper deals with the perception of a user's attention in an environment of websites. The author presents initial outputs of the research. Research is focused on the relationship between usability and attention of users. The method ofeyetrackingis combined with the method of retrospective thinking aloud.

 

Júlia Špačková

Katedra knižničnej a informačnej vedy, Filozofická fakulta, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave


Keywords:
Usability; Web Sites; Attention; User
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