Is your monitor snooping on you?
20 March 2013 7:38 AM IST
A new revolutionary multi-monitor system that can rat you out to your boss if you are distracted and not paying attention at work has been developed by UK scientists.
Researchers at the University of St Andrews said their new system could reduce workplace distractions, increase productivity and could even be of use in high pressured environments such as flight control rooms.
The new system, called ‘Diff Displays’, detects when its user is not looking at a display and replaces the regular screen image with a calm and non-distractive visualisation of the screen's activity instead. It reduces distractions by fading out the parts of the screen that remain static and by subtly visualising changes. When the user looks back at a display, the system quickly changes back from the visualisation to the actual screen content via different forms of animation.
Researchers at the University of St Andrews said their new system could reduce workplace distractions, increase productivity and could even be of use in high pressured environments such as flight control rooms.
The new system, called ‘Diff Displays’, detects when its user is not looking at a display and replaces the regular screen image with a calm and non-distractive visualisation of the screen's activity instead. It reduces distractions by fading out the parts of the screen that remain static and by subtly visualising changes. When the user looks back at a display, the system quickly changes back from the visualisation to the actual screen content via different forms of animation.
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