Rapid Serial Visual Presentation

A text display method in which words or short phrases are shown one at a time in a fixed location on screen in quick succession, eliminating the need for eye movements (saccades) between words. RSVP was first proposed in the 1950s for reading research and adapted for practical use in the 1970s. While it can enable faster reading speeds than traditional text formats, research with Deaf and hard of hearing viewers has shown that RSVP-style single-word captions are strongly dispreferred for video captioning because they demand constant attention and make it difficult to split focus between reading and watching video content. RSVP may be more appropriate for short text displays where divided attention is not required.