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N5.12

Overlay Density in Real-world Context

Cards in this group · 5

  1. N5.12.1Overlays should show and hide with task relevance, not stay resident
  2. N5.12.2Information bound to a specific object is easier to associate correctly than information floating in view
  3. N5.12.3Handling the real environment and overlays at once costs extra attention; they compete for bandwidth
  4. N5.12.4When the environment is already information-rich, overlays must reduce, not add
  5. N5.12.5Density control aims at task completion, not at showing as much available information as possible