Résumé: Speeder Reader is an interactive reading station built around two primary ideas: dynamic text ( especially RSVP, that is, rapid serial visual presentation) , and the interface metaphor of driving. As words .ash one at a time on a screen in front of the reader, he or she controls the rate of speed of the words with a gas pedal ( up to 1850 words per minute in the current instance) . Text stream selection is performed with a steering wheel. Thus, one can ‘‘drive through a book ’’. We leverage people ’s knowledge of the familiar activity of driving an automobile ( or, in the case of children, operating a speed- racing video game) to allow comfortable and intuitive access to a possibly less familiar world of interactive text. We emphasize the power and ease of the familiar driving metaphor as a navigation device. Speeder Reader was .rst installed at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA, as part of a larger exhibit on the impact of digital technologies on reading.

Langue: Anglais