Visual Attention to Wayfinding Aids in Virtual Environments

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dc.contributor.authorBertrand, Jeffreyen_US
dc.contributor.authorEbrahimi, Elhamen_US
dc.contributor.authorWachter, Aliceannen_US
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Junen_US
dc.contributor.authorBabu, Sabarish V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDuchowski, Andrew T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMeehan, Nancyen_US
dc.contributor.authorGramopadhye, Anand K.en_US
dc.contributor.editorBetty Mohler and Bruno Raffin and Hideo Saito and Oliver Staadten_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-27T11:30:34Z
dc.date.available2014-01-27T11:30:34Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractIn an empirical evaluation, we examined participants' visual attention allocation to a dynamic wayfinding map in a complex simulation meant to educate medical practitioners in a hand hygiene protocol. Complex virtual environments (VEs) are novel types of virtual worlds that embody large spaces, interactive virtual humans, static and dynamic virtual entities, and intricate tasks that simulate real-world settings. Previous investigations of wayfinding aids have focused on the evaluation of spatial orientation, knowledge acquisition, and usage. We employed an eye tracker and created visualization tools to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze participants' visual attention to the wayfinding aid in our simulation. Results suggest that the proportion of time of gaze, total gaze count, and gaze transitions between various elements of the VE are altered with the use of the wayfinding aid. Participants also tend to employ innovative visual strategies in order to efficiently plan routes and accomplish tasks in the VE.en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationJoint Virtual Reality Conference of EGVE - EuroVRen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-905674-47-7en_US
dc.identifier.issn1727-530Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/EGVE.JVRC13.009-016en_US
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.subjectH.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]en_US
dc.subjectMultimedia Systemsen_US
dc.subjectArtificialen_US
dc.subjectAugmenteden_US
dc.subjectVirtual Realitiesen_US
dc.subjectI.3.6 [Computer Graphics]en_US
dc.subjectMethodology and Techniquesen_US
dc.subjectInteraction Techniquesen_US
dc.subjectJ.4 [Computer Applications]en_US
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.titleVisual Attention to Wayfinding Aids in Virtual Environmentsen_US
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