Typology and Cognitive Empirical Research on Artifact Display Interface Design in Digital Museums

JIANG Junjie, DU Hemin, CHEN Wenying, YANG Qinjian, OUYANG Wumin, MAO Ruohan

Packaging Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (16) : 511-519.

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (16) : 511-519. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.16.045
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Typology and Cognitive Empirical Research on Artifact Display Interface Design in Digital Museums

  • JIANG Junjie1, DU Hemin2, CHEN Wenying1, YANG Qinjian1, OUYANG Wumin2, MAO Ruohan3,*
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The work aims to investigate the impact of different types of digital museum artifact display interface designs on user experience, thereby proposing design recommendations to enhance the usability of artifact display. Four representative samples, including functional, contextual, artistic, and expressive-integrated design types were selected and their usability was evaluated across three dimensions of cognitive preference, emotional experience, and subjective evaluation. In this experiment, a between-group, single-factor design was employed. Participants performed free browsing tasks, and between-group differences were analyzed through non-parametric tests. The results showed that artistic design (S1) and expressive-integrated design (S3) effectively triggered users' unconscious cognition, while functional design (S2) underperformed. Expressive-integrated design (S3) significantly outperformed the others in artifact attention, interest level, and subjective evaluation. Although contextual design (S4) stimulated positive emotions, it resulted in lower artifact focus. Digital museum display interfaces should prioritize the expressive-integrated design paradigm, using artistic design to enhance the visual salience of artifacts, complemented by contextual elements to evoke emotional resonance. A dual-channel expression system and a dynamic adaptation mechanism are recommended to balance cognitive and emotional needs, providing a theoretical foundation for future design practices.

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digital museum / artifact display interface / eye-tracking / facial expression analysis / cognitive measurement

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JIANG Junjie, DU Hemin, CHEN Wenying, YANG Qinjian, OUYANG Wumin, MAO Ruohan. Typology and Cognitive Empirical Research on Artifact Display Interface Design in Digital Museums[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2026, 47(16): 511-519 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.16.045

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