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Three-Dimensional Mapping of the Rotation of Interactive Virtual Objects with Eye-Tracking Data
Published on: October 18, 2024
Eye movements during mental rotation of nonmirrored and mirrored three-dimensional abstract objects
Markus Martini1, Marco R Furtner, Pierre Sachse
1Department of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Markus.Martini@uibk.ac.at
Abstract:
Eye movements were recorded while participants (N = 56) rotated mirrored and nonmirrored abstract, three-dimensional object pairs into different orientations to assess whether there were oculomotoric differences in fixation switches between mirrored and nonmirrored objects and how an object's plane and depth angle affected visual processing. Compared to other studies, especially depth rotation tasks were responsible for a difference in the sum of fixation switches. This difference seemed to be caused by an increase in incongruent fixation switches, while congruent ones remained stable. Theoretical and practical implications of findings are discussed.
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