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The human eye is lazy, it will float to the lighter areas of color due to the increased effort required to perceive color. The translucent black pushes the point of intrest to the forground while allowing the viewer to orient the item of interest in relation to other UI elements. | The human eye is lazy, it will float to the lighter areas of color due to the increased effort required to perceive color. The translucent black pushes the point of intrest to the forground while allowing the viewer to orient the item of interest in relation to other UI elements. | ||
= Video = | = Video = | ||
Video is particularly tricky and is most successful when it follows the same minimalistic guidelines as outlined above. | |||
Video is particularly tricky and is most successful when it follows the same minimalistic guidelines as outlined above.<br> | |||
Mayer's comprehensive [http://www.worldcat.org/title/multimedia-learning/oclc/228676642 Multimedia Learning] constructs a framework for multimedia learning based on decades of research. His specific recommendations include,<br> | |||
*Remove unnecessary pictures, music, words, jargon, and symbols (Coherence Principal)<br> | |||
*Provide strong visual cues to focus attention, [http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidazzle/ OmniDazzle], for example. (Signaling Principal)<br> | |||
*Do not overlap spoken narration with on-screen text (Redundancy Principal)<br> | |||
*Tightly group conceptual elements together (Spatial Contiguity Principal)<br> | |||
*Present words and pictures together instead of sequentially (Temporal Contiguity Principal)<br> | |||
*Allow user control of video, i.e. chapters (Segmentation Principal)<br> | |||
*Explain any new concepts or vocabulary (Pre-Training Principal)<br> | |||
*Use '''spoken''' word and visuals (Modality Principal)<br> | |||
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