Insight Into Neurodiversity Animation

Survey Response Summary

Insight Animation Feedback Full Survey Response Report

Text readability

• 50% were able to comfortably read all the

• About 1/2 of the viewers viewers would likely need to rewatch some segments if they are viewing without audio

Sensory Impact

• The interviewee voiceovers, visual art and text were generally deemed the most impactful elements (rating them most and second most).

• The motion, music and sound effects were generally deemed the least impactful elements (rating them fourth and fifth most).

• Almost 25% of viewers felt that the motion music and sound effects were most impactful.

• Almost 15% of viewers felt that the voiceover was least impactful and 33% felt that the text was more impactful than the voiceover.

What did we learn

• There is consensus amongst 50% of the viewer that interviewee voiceovers, visual art and text were the most impactful elements. However 50% of the viewers deemed other sensory elements as or most impactful.

• Each individual is uniquely affected by each type of sensory input. As media creators, the more senses we can engage, the more impactful our message or story will be to the widest range of individuals.

• About 60% of the viewers felt, primarily, informed after watching?

Progressive Enhancement (something I learned from Jean Hanks)

• There is a base-line layer of information that everything else is built upon, and that is the words. It is often said, a picture is worth a thousand words. However, in universal design, a word is worth a thousand pictures. Words can be read by the hearing-impaired, Words can be heard by the sight-impaired. Everything else is an embellishment. But, those embellishments are important for those with the senses to engage with them, because it adds layers of emotion. And our behaviors are largely driven by our emotions.