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bluegargantua ([personal profile] bluegargantua) wrote2007-03-16 09:16 am
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The eyes have it...

Hi,

Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design.

When photos do contain people related to the task at hand, or the content users are exploring, they do get fixations. However, gender makes a distinct difference on what parts of the photo are stared at the longest. Take a look at the hotspot below.

Although both men and women look at the image of George Brett when directed to find out information about his sport and position, men tend to focus on private anatomy as well as the face. For the women, the face is the only place they viewed.




This image of George Brett was part of a larger page with his biographical information. All users tested looked the image, but there was a distinct difference in focus between men and women.

Coyne adds that this difference doesn’t just occur with images of people. Men tend to fixate more on areas of private anatomy on animals as well, as evidenced when users were directed to browse the American Kennel Club site. [emphasis mine]

We're so doomed.
Tom

[identity profile] ariesd.livejournal.com 2007-03-16 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
This reminds me of the movie Looker.

[identity profile] fnoxib.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
saw the movie... don't know why you're reminded of it now.

[identity profile] ariesd.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
because of the eye tracking they do to show what men look at during commercials.

[identity profile] fnoxib.livejournal.com 2007-03-20 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
musta been 25+ years ago when I saw the movie . . . all I remember is the naked woman getting scanned :)