Duration should follow the task
An appropriate animation duration depends on the task; there is no universally correct duration for every interaction.
MotionNot tested
Sources
- TheoryMiller (1968)
The response-time question is always: response time for what?
- EmpiricalKlein & Bederson (2005)
The best animated scroll duration depends on the document: 300 ms for reading and 500 ms for symbol counting.
“by up to 24% at 500 milliseconds for symbol documents”Abstrak
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How to test it: Compare opening a menu, switching tabs, and scrolling at 0, 100, 200, 300, and 500 ms. Measure completion time and errors for each task.
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