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From: Gonzalo Silverio
Date: Mon, Apr 05 2021 1:13PM
Subject: What constitutes an animation? Dealing with 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions (AAA)
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Hi all.

Looking for some guidance on how to interpret 2.3.3 Animation from
Interactions (AAA).

The guideline reads:

"Motion animation triggered by interaction can be disabled, unless the
animation is essential to the functionality or the information being
conveyed."

Motion animation is defined as "addition of steps between conditions to
create the illusion of movement or to give a sense of a smooth transition"

An example is provided:

"For example, an element which moves into place or changes size while
appearing is considered to be animated. An element which appears instantly
without transitioning is not using animation. Motion animation does not
include changes of color, blurring or opacity."

I do not find this very helpful. In the continuum that goes from a parallax
effect to a halo that appears when an element gains focus, where does it
stop being an obvious animation? Is a menu or an accordion that reveals
the contents with a slight animation when triggered an animation?

Thanks in advance.

Gonzalo Silverio
Digital Accessibility, Digital UX Team
Information and Technology Services
University of Michigan

From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Mon, Apr 05 2021 2:22PM
Subject: Re: What constitutes an animation? Dealing with 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions (AAA)
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On 05/04/2021 20:13, Gonzalo Silverio wrote:

> I do not find this very helpful. In the continuum that goes from a parallax
> effect to a halo that appears when an element gains focus,

Not sure where you get the "halo" from, but that sounds more like a
change of colour/blurring, which is explicitly not covered. it's only
about movement/motion.

> where does it
> stop being an obvious animation? Is a menu or an accordion that reveals
> the contents with a slight animation when triggered an animation?

Annoyingly it's quite cut-and-dry. Anything that involves
apparent/actual movement is counted as motion animation. menu or
accordion that instantly appears - no motion, all good. if it appears to
animate even by one pixel, it counts as motion animation.

P
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From: Mallory
Date: Wed, Apr 07 2021 12:22PM
Subject: Re: What constitutes an animation? Dealing with 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions (AAA)
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I'm testing something where giant buttons seem to gain an additional layer around them... maybe that's like a halo.
The appearance of the extra layer isn't an animation by itself, but in this case, because it "grows" from the main button body, we're counting it as one.

I use the close-my-eyes test. If they are open before the interaction, closed, and then later I open them again and I see a new change... then if I keep them open while performing the operation again, if I see anything new, it's probably an animation.

cheers,
_mallory

On Mon, Apr 5, 2021, at 10:22 PM, Patrick H. Lauke wrote:
> On 05/04/2021 20:13, Gonzalo Silverio wrote:
>
> > I do not find this very helpful. In the continuum that goes from a parallax
> > effect to a halo that appears when an element gains focus,
>
> Not sure where you get the "halo" from, but that sounds more like a
> change of colour/blurring, which is explicitly not covered. it's only
> about movement/motion.
>
> > where does it
> > stop being an obvious animation? Is a menu or an accordion that reveals
> > the contents with a slight animation when triggered an animation?
>
> Annoyingly it's quite cut-and-dry. Anything that involves
> apparent/actual movement is counted as motion animation. menu or
> accordion that instantly appears - no motion, all good. if it appears to
> animate even by one pixel, it counts as motion animation.
>
> P
> --
> Patrick H. Lauke
>
> https://www.splintered.co.uk/ | https://github.com/patrickhlauke
> https://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | https://www.deviantart.com/redux
> twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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