Unseen and Unaware: Implications of Recent Research on Failures of Visual Awareness for Human–Computer Interface Design

Varakin, D. A., Levin, D. T., and Fidler, R. 2004. Unseen and unaware: implications of recent research on failures of visual awareness for human-computer interface design. Hum.-Comput. Interact. 19, 4 (Dec. 2004), 389-422. DOI= http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327051hci1904_9

Summary:

The authors mention some research on inattentional blindness and change blindness and provide anecdotal evidence of their usage in computer interfaces

• Inattentional Blindness - user is unaware of a change occurring within the same field of view
• Change Blindess - user is unaware of a change occurring across multiple views