Did you see the unicycling clown? Inattentional blindness while walking and talking on a cell phone

Hyman, Ira E.; Boss, S. Matthew; Wise, Breanne M.; McKenzie, Kira E.; Caggiano, Jenna M.

doi:10.1002/acp.1638

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“…Attentional deficits increase when using ear buds or cell phones at the same time as riding a bicycle [40,41]. According to Haddon [21], it seems to be easier to make environmental changes rather than to try to change human behaviors.…”

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Everyday outdoor mobility in old age: Focus group interviews with active senior citizens

Saveman¹

2015

Healthy Aging Res

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Background: Senior citizens are over-represented in injury statistics, and fall-related injuries are globally recognized as a major threat to their health and wellbeing. Outdoor falls are likely to occur among those who are active and healthy when walking or cycling. The objective of this study was to explore active senior citizens' experiences and perceptions of how their safety could be increased and their risk reduced in outdoor environments.

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Everyday outdoor mobility in old age: Focus group interviews with active senior citizens

Saveman¹

2015

Healthy Aging Res

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“…Users are also exposed to constantly changing surfaces and other outdoor features that are difficult to replicate on the treadmill which could have an adverse impact on PWS and the user's ability to input accurately. Hyman et al [10] reported that users walked slower and were more unaware to nearby events when using mobile phones. Users could be further affected if they also had to carry bulky objects during interaction, as shown by [21,22].…”

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Comparing evaluation methods for encumbrance and walking on interaction with touchscreen mobile devices

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Brewster

2014

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices &Amp; Services

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In this paper, two walking evaluation methods were compared to evaluate the effects of encumbrance while the preferred walking speed (PWS) is controlled. Users frequently carry cumbersome objects (e.g. shopping bags) and use mobile devices at the same time which can cause interaction difficulties and erroneous input. The two methods used to control the PWS were: walking on a treadmill and walking around a predefined route on the ground while following a pacesetter. The results from our target acquisition experiment showed that for ground walking at 100% of PWS, accuracy dropped to 36% when carrying a bag in the dominant hand while accuracy reduced to 34% for holding a box under the dominant arm. We also discuss the advantages and limitations of each evaluation method when examining encumbrance and suggest treadmill walking is not the most suitable approach to use if walking speed is an important factor in future mobile studies.

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“…This cognitive distraction of mobile phone users on roads decreased situation awareness and thus increased unsafe behaviors and the risk of accidents and injuries regardless of pedestrian gender or age (Hyman, Boss, Wise, McKenzie, & Caggiano, 2010;Nasar, Hecht, & Wener, 2008;Stavrinos, Byington, & Schwebel, 2009). …”

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Visual search on a mobile device while walking

Lim

Feria

2012

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices and Services

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Previous studies have examined the effects of walking and user interface elements on mobile task performance, using physical target selection tasks. The current study investigated the effect of walking and user interface elements on visual search on a mobile device, isolating the effects on perceptual and cognitive processes. The effects of object size, contrast, and target location on mobile devices while walking and standing were examined. A serial visual search using "T" and "L" shapes on a mobile device, which controlled for physical target selection involvement was conducted. The results showed that walking, bigger object size, and the target position in the outer area of the mobile device display slowed the visual search response time. This suggests that walking causes a negative performance effect not only on the physical task but also on the cognitive process while interacting with the mobile user interface. In addition, the results of the study suggest that the placing of major content and call-to-action items in the inner area of the display are likely to improve task performance on a mobile device.v DEDICATION

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Did you see the unicycling clown? Inattentional blindness while walking and talking on a cell phone

Cited by 332 publications

References 34 publications

Everyday outdoor mobility in old age: Focus group interviews with active senior citizens

Everyday outdoor mobility in old age: Focus group interviews with active senior citizens

Comparing evaluation methods for encumbrance and walking on interaction with touchscreen mobile devices

Visual search on a mobile device while walking

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