Article: The Psychology behind your UI

[Sn00p]

You can view the page at http://www.mmowned.com/forums/conten...behind-your-UI

[00MasterBlaster00]

great post man!

[Flawz]

Now that was interesting!

(although any Intro to Psych course will tell you the same)

[Harambeqt]

But paladins only need 2 abilities and a hearthstone.
So if your playing paladin, theres no need for an advanced UI.
LoL .


:> +r nice psych guide

[bt411]

i don't get it, why divide by left/right eye? both eyes see the screen 100%
the perceived image is a computed image with depth information calculated from the two 2d images the eyes perceive
which means both sides have to cooperate for your perception
which makes me question the idea that there is a preference between eye-brainside speed when staring at the screen

[Iamagoodmage]

Actually the whole idea is right, also keep in mind that both eyes capture data at different times.

[Eluo]

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The interpretation of pictures takes place in the midbrain, which is in the middle of you brain and neither on the left nor right side.
And this what you ....said here included basic biology and not psychology.
Just sayin..

[Hirosh1]

Nice post, although the two hemispheres do not work independently. When the part connecting the two hemispheres (corpus callosum) is cut, like with split-brain patients, people will lose lots of their functionality.

[noodleman1]

i don't get it, why divide by left/right eye? both eyes see the screen 100%
the perceived image is a computed image with depth information calculated from the two 2d images the eyes perceive

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This. Your post makes little sense knowing that there's a huge overlap between the two 'visions' of your eyes. Your screen, unless exorbitantly large, is definitely part of this overlap (which, by the way, allows you to perceive depth), try for yourself:

-Whichever eye you close, you'll still see the screen: this means both eyes can see it individually.

-If you close one of your eyes, you'll no longer be able to see everything on that side: you lose sight of things not in the overlap.

P.S: still had fun reading it.

[Tuuli]

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The interpretation of pictures takes place in the midbrain, which is in the middle of you brain and neither on the left nor right side.
And this what you ....said here included basic biology and not psychology.
Just sayin..

Interpretation of pictures does not take place in the midbrain - midbrain (mesencephalon) is a place of fairly primal visual functions among others. Interpretation of spatial features, locations and object-manipulation movements happens in the posterior parietal association cortex, to which information is imported by the dorsal visual path, and interpretation of object identities happens in the ventral temporal lobe, especially in the fusiform gyrus - this is another association area, not a part of the midbrain - both areas belong to telencephalon, and consist of complex neocortex. The brain does not acquire a "whole blob of information from a unitary visual field", but processes streams of information from both eyes with the aid of different commissures, the corpus callosum being the most significant.

Perception and brain functions are a key subject of psychology (especially cognitive psychology), not only biology.

Yes, you do see the entire screen with either eye if the other is closed, but of key importance is what information lands near the fovea of your retina (the part in the middle, responsible for sharp and clear vision) and what lands on the peripheral areas, giving you a blurrier perception of your UI, so even if your screen isn't gigantic, it might be worth it to organize your features a little. For example, since interpreting language is fundamentally a function of the left hemisphere, you might want to move your chat window to the right. UI features should be oriented around the focal point of your concentration during the most challenging tasks, on adequate sides.