Heads-up displays (HUDs) are growing in popularity and utility, providing novel ways to interact with environments and other individuals. HUD interfaces must allow users to quickly view information without distracting them from their primary task. We test the use of an adaptive staircase as a method to investigate the glance legibility of two Google Glass heads-up display interfaces. Glance legibility refers to an interface’s legibility when viewed in short amounts of time (also known as glance-like conditions). We measure glance legibility by the minimum presentation time required to read an interface and respond correctly to a yes-no question. The applications of this research can help inform the design and evaluation of future heads-up display interfaces under glance-like conditions.
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