Reading text presented on computers and other electronic display devices is becoming a common experience for an increasing number of people. These devices typically have small display windows. Even on systems with large displays, text is often presented in small windows. From the 1980s, considerable attention has been devoted to the topic of display design and readability of such devices. But almost of the studies have used English, so there must be other studies using Korean.
The present paper focuses on a specific question: What is the best way of presenting Korean electronic text when display space is limited and when the goal is to optimize comprehension, efficiency and user preference. The experiments described in this paper explored methods of presenting text in a small display window. More specifically, the experiments had three main methods: (a) RSVP-rapid serial visual presentation (b) Leading-horizontally moving text (c) Scrolling-vertically moving text. This paper looks for the optimal variables that make best results as the variables - presentation rate, display size, jump length and kind of format - change and compare the results to normal page to consider the usefulness of the small display methods.
