Investigating the Impact of UI Animation on Short-Term Memory

An Experimental Approach Using Mini-Game Format

Abstract

This study examines the impact of animation in game user interfaces on players' shortterm memory performance. The experiment was conducted using a custom-developed item placement mini-game. Participants were required to memorize the arrangement of six items and reproduce their positions. Subsequently, different UI animation effects were presented, followed by a test of memory retention from the mini-game task. Through this methodology, we performed a comparative analysis to determine whether variations in UI presentation effects result in differences in players' memory retention rates.