In today's world, Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/EyeFixationsReading.gif has become an issue of great importance and relevance in society. Its impact has extended to all aspects of life, from politics to culture, technology and economics. With the passage of time, Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/EyeFixationsReading.gif has evolved and acquired a new dimension, arousing the interest and concern of professionals, experts and citizens in general. In this article, we will explore in depth the impact of Wikipedia:Valued picture candidates/EyeFixationsReading.gif and analyze its influence on different areas of our daily lives.
Original - This picture shows the acuity of foveal vision in reading (during one eye stop). The lower line of text simulates the acuity of vision with the relative acuity percentages. To do a test close one eye, fixate the upper line at the fixation point and try to read the words to the right and left without moving your eyes. The result should be similar to the incrementally blurred lower line of text - except that you never have the impression of a blurred text. The reason: Your visual perception is already the result of a massive computational analysis made by your brain. Your system "knows" that the upper line is not blurred, so you don't see it as blurred. But the difficulty of recognition increases with the distance from the fixation point.
Reason
This diagram provides a demonstration of the fact that your eyes must move rapidly during reading since you can only read a word or two at each eye stop. The upper line allows a reader try it out for him/herself, and the lower line is a good representation of the loss of acuity over distance.
I came across this image about a month ago, and upon seeing that there is such a thing as valued images, I remembered this picture. I cannot think of another image I have encountered on Wikipedia that contributes as much to its article as this one does to eye movement in language reading. I thought of nominating that article as a GA, but then realized that the article could use a bit of work; its this picture that makes the article seem so good.
Conditional support I'd like to see a vector version, one without having the words obscured by the diagram. ZooFari22:56, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Comment I can see the EV of this diagram in printed form. However, there are a wide variety of different pixel pitches and viewing distances present. There really isn't any information about the dot pitch or anything required for accurate viewing. Noodle snacks (talk) 23:37, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
