The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence?
Attention allocation towards the mediated environment is assumed to be a necessary precondition to feel localized in a virtual world. In presence research, however, the potential of eye movement research has not been fully exploited so far. In this study, participants (N=44) rode on a virtual roller...
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| author | Bartholomäus Wissmath Daniel Stricker David Weibel Eva Siegenthaler Fred W. Mast |
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| description | Attention allocation towards the mediated environment is assumed to be a necessary precondition to feel localized in a virtual world. In presence research, however, the potential of eye movement research has not been fully exploited so far. In this study, participants (N=44) rode on a virtual roller coaster simulation. We compare participants scoring high versus low on presence. During the ride, the eye movements and subjective ex post presence judgments were assessed. We found high sensations of presence to be associated with fewer fixations and a tendency towards longer fixation durations. In contrast to the immersive tendency trait, eye movement parameters can predict presence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d4f36aa280c40aca1490745b561b93c2022-12-21T22:33:15ZengBern Open PublishingJournal of Eye Movement Research1995-86922010-10-013510.16910/jemr.3.5.2The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence?Bartholomäus Wissmath0Daniel Stricker1David Weibel2Eva Siegenthaler3Fred W. Mast4University of Bern, SwitzerlandUniversity of Bern, SwitzerlandUniversity of Bern, SwitzerlandDistance Learning University SwitzerlandUniversity of Bern, SwitzerlandAttention allocation towards the mediated environment is assumed to be a necessary precondition to feel localized in a virtual world. In presence research, however, the potential of eye movement research has not been fully exploited so far. In this study, participants (N=44) rode on a virtual roller coaster simulation. We compare participants scoring high versus low on presence. During the ride, the eye movements and subjective ex post presence judgments were assessed. We found high sensations of presence to be associated with fewer fixations and a tendency towards longer fixation durations. In contrast to the immersive tendency trait, eye movement parameters can predict presence.https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/2307presencevisual attentionattention allocationscene perceptioneye movementeye tracking |
| spellingShingle | Bartholomäus Wissmath Daniel Stricker David Weibel Eva Siegenthaler Fred W. Mast The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence? Journal of Eye Movement Research presence visual attention attention allocation scene perception eye movement eye tracking |
| title | The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence? |
| title_full | The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence? |
| title_fullStr | The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence? |
| title_short | The Illusion of Being Located in Dynamic Virtual Environments. Can Eye Movement Parameters Predict Spatial Presence? |
| title_sort | illusion of being located in dynamic virtual environments can eye movement parameters predict spatial presence |
| topic | presence visual attention attention allocation scene perception eye movement eye tracking |
| url | https://bop.unibe.ch/JEMR/article/view/2307 |
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