We Have Time Requirements
Abstract
This chapter describes the many time constants of human perception and behavior, and based on those, guidelines and real-time deadlines that interactive systems must meet to synchronize well with human users. It also provides examples of user-interface designs that do and don’t match those time constants and deadlines.
Keywords
time; duration; deadlines; perception; responsiveness; time constants; auditory fusion; visual fusion; flinch reflex; perceptual locking; subsidizing; unit task
Events in the world take time to play out. Perceiving objects and events also takes time. So does remembering perceived events, thinking about past and future events, learning from events, acting on plans, and reacting ...
Get Designing with the Mind in Mind, 2nd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
