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Autores principales: Nishida, Naoto, Ishiguro, Yoshio, Rekiomto, Jun, Yamashita, Naomi
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Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.09734
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author Nishida, Naoto
Ishiguro, Yoshio
Rekiomto, Jun
Yamashita, Naomi
author_facet Nishida, Naoto
Ishiguro, Yoshio
Rekiomto, Jun
Yamashita, Naomi
contents In today's globalized world, there are increasing opportunities for individuals to communicate using a common non-native language (lingua franca). Non-native speakers often have opportunities to listen to foreign languages, but may not comprehend them as fully as native speakers do. To aid real-time comprehension, live transcription of subtitles is frequently used in everyday life (e.g., during Zoom conversations, watching YouTube videos, or on social networking sites). However, simultaneously reading subtitles while listening can increase cognitive load. In this study, we propose Dynamik, a system that reduces cognitive load during reading by decreasing the size of less important words and enlarging important ones, thereby enhancing sentence contrast. Our results indicate that Dynamik can reduce certain aspects of cognitive load, specifically, participants' perceived performance and effort among individuals with low proficiency in English, as well as enhance the users' sense of comprehension, especially among people with low English ability. We further discuss our methods' applicability to other languages and potential improvements and further research directions.
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spellingShingle Dynamik: Syntactically-Driven Dynamic Font Sizing for Emphasis of Key Information
Nishida, Naoto
Ishiguro, Yoshio
Rekiomto, Jun
Yamashita, Naomi
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
In today's globalized world, there are increasing opportunities for individuals to communicate using a common non-native language (lingua franca). Non-native speakers often have opportunities to listen to foreign languages, but may not comprehend them as fully as native speakers do. To aid real-time comprehension, live transcription of subtitles is frequently used in everyday life (e.g., during Zoom conversations, watching YouTube videos, or on social networking sites). However, simultaneously reading subtitles while listening can increase cognitive load. In this study, we propose Dynamik, a system that reduces cognitive load during reading by decreasing the size of less important words and enlarging important ones, thereby enhancing sentence contrast. Our results indicate that Dynamik can reduce certain aspects of cognitive load, specifically, participants' perceived performance and effort among individuals with low proficiency in English, as well as enhance the users' sense of comprehension, especially among people with low English ability. We further discuss our methods' applicability to other languages and potential improvements and further research directions.
title Dynamik: Syntactically-Driven Dynamic Font Sizing for Emphasis of Key Information
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.09734