French consulting firm Miratech just published a research report claiming that users reading news on an iPad are less focused than when reading a newspaper. They used eye-tracking techniques in order to study the way people read, as well as how long people spend looking at each part of a page.
Miratech concludes that "Readers are more likely to skim over articles on an iPad than in a newspaper."
Some bullet points from the research report:
Miratech concludes that "Readers are more likely to skim over articles on an iPad than in a newspaper."
Some bullet points from the research report:
- 20% of users have better retention when they read something on paper versus on an iPad
- There's no difference in the amount of time it takes a person to read an article on an iPad versus in a newspaper
- On average, eyes linger longer on paper, implying more focused reading (40 ms longer on print)
- People's "gaze patterns" when they first look at a page are identical on an iPad versus a print newspaper.
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