Abstract
Generally, there are two ways to present monitored information: a traditional display that spatially distributes information across a screen or a temporally distributed display, which is the presentation of information serially in the center of a screen. Previous studies comparing these display formats have used methodologies in which changes in numerical information only occurred in view of the participant. This is beneficial for tight experimental control, but is not realistic since information can constantly change. The current study compared a spatially distributed display with a temporally distributed display and manipulated the updates to occur either in view, as in previous research, or continuously, even if out of view. Results showed a system response lag time in addition to participant reaction time for realistic settings and an increase in missed events not shown in previous research. These findings suggest that while a temporally distributed display is currently far from implementation, research shows promise for this technology.
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