The Science of Word Recognition

neile writes "I stumbled across a fascinating paper over at the Microsoft Typography site today that provides a really nice overview of the different theories on how humans read. If you thought we read by recognizing word shapes, think again! With the assistance of fancy eye-tracking cameras researchers have been able to devise several clever experiments to give us new insight into how reading works." We've linked to some of Larson's work previously.

Microsoft?

[oKtosiTe]

Did I just read what I think I read? (Pun intended)

AAAAAARRGGHHH, I'm going blind!

[rock_climbing_guy]

Would one of those stupid comments about the colour scheme on /. be on-topic now?

Honest!!!

[TheWingThing]

I was reading what was written on her T-shirt!

Oh no!

[barcodez]

So are Microsoft going to patent the way we read and then sue?

"If you are reading this then you owe Microsoft royalies"

Re:Honest!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

and it said "If you can read this you are a fucken perv"

Re:Honest!!!

[rock_climbing_guy]

I liked the t-shirt that said,

(in big letters) If you can read this,

(in slightly smaller letters)you obviously must have

(in still smaller letters)very good eyesight.

(in smaller letters)While you're down here, why don't you give me a blow job?

In related news...

[Zorilla]

New technology will soon be revealed that will instruct Slashdot users on the proper spelling of "lose".

The USSGN (Union of Slashdot Spelling and Grammar Nazis) is expected to stage protests against the new product in the interest of keeping their jobs.

Quotation

[Anonymous Coward]

"Evidence from the last 20 years of work in cognitive psychology indicates that we use the letters within a word to recognize a word."

Man, I'm so glad they finally figured this out...

Typography

[Anonymous Coward]

The creators of Word giving advice on typography. Do they have no sense of irony?

Anyone think of "A Clockwork Orange"?

[Alex Reynolds]

I can just imagine the Microsoft testing labs... [fantascienza.com]

Re:Eye movements?

[Anonymous Coward]

And thank you EyeQ!

Your the greatest!

Reading good. Spelling not so good.

Re:AAAAAARRGGHHH, I'm going blind!

[tahii]

Yes, yes it would.

For all those wanting this post in an eye-shattering colour, Click here [slashdot.org]

Re:aaah!! eyes hurt!

[The Grassy Knoll]

>renerding on firefox

re-nerding! ha ha. Best... typo... ever...

Re:How we read...

[djmurdoch]

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This would be a lot easier to read without that misplaced comma.

Ahem...

[Anonymous Coward]

Why is this [dailykos.com] the first image that popped into my head?

Defence:

[CrazyDuke]

I couldn't read the patent, your honor. Or the S&D order... Or the summons... Or the directions to the courthouse...

RTFA

[Eric604]

how ironic...
an article about reading posted on slashdot

Re:I love how

[QuickFox]

Puzzling.... anyway, it's good to know that at least some presidents have some skills

Wow, you're even more pessimistic than me about these things! You find it puzzling that a president has skills?

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