On reading changes under the fragmentized reading environment and application of visual thinking in the design of mobile multimedia reading interface

By analyzing the generation of fragmentized reading environment in the age of multimedia information and the changes in reading psychology and reading purpose of the cognitive behaviors under such environment, it is discussed in this paper that under the fragmentized reading environment, the reading psychology of users changes from 'linearity' to 'nonlinearity', and the reading content and purpose also present the fragmentized interest points, matched knowledge points and scattered search points from the original 'systematic knowledge'. Therefore, it is concluded in this paper that the design of multimedia reading interface shall have a design concept adaptive to such changes. By discussing the guiding significance to the concept of visual thinking and the interface design, the design of visual hierarchical relationship in the visual thinking and its application in the interactive design of interface design, the practicality and usability values are better used under the current fragmented reading environment, and thus the use efficiency is enhanced.