Legible Display of Japanese Characters based on Induction Field in Vision

Abstract

The induction field in vision can be an index for legible display of Japanese characters. The traditional display is based on types of characters, character size and the distance between characters. There is no method, however, that provides an index for the legible display of any types of characters. It was suggested recently that the interaction in the induction field by characters relates to the legibility of characters. It is thought that the strength of the induction field which surrounds each character may be an index for the legibility of characters. To confirm this theory psychological experiments were done. This paper describes these tests and it is confirmed that the strength of the induction field can be an index for the legibility of characters.