2022 Volume 18 Issue 2 Pages 17-24
Now, digitization is progressing. The common wisdom was that "Paper is faster to read and understand better than Digital media". However, it is unclear if that the common wisdom is still correct. This study investigates how Paper and Digital media reading affects readers' understanding and UX. We asked young age group, middle age group, and senior age group to read some documents on Paper or Digital media and measured the reading time and comprehension. The result, Digital media performed better in young age group and middle age group, and Paper media performed better in old age group. For this reason, the common wisdom is not always correct. Therefore, we analyzed the relationship between the questionnaire results and the reading time and comprehension. The result, the high-use media had an advantage. Age didn't matter. In a word, it is possible that the amount of media used (=habituation) affects the reading time and comprehension.
