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Jan M Wiener1, Christoph Hölscher, Simon Büchner

  • 1Department of Psychology, Bournemouth University, Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK. jwiener@bournemouth.ac.uk

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Environmental Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Wayfinding decision-making is complex and influenced by visual cues.
  • Understanding gaze behavior is crucial for designing intuitive navigation systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gaze behavior during wayfinding decision-making in virtual environments.
  • To identify environmental features that attract attention and influence path selection.
  • To develop a model predicting gaze patterns in spatial navigation tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Four experiments using virtual environment screenshots with path choices.
  • Participants made navigation decisions and recalled choices.
  • Eye-tracking data analyzed for gaze biases and fixation patterns.

Main Results:

  • A tendency to select paths with longer lines of sight was observed.
  • A significant gaze bias towards the chosen path option was confirmed.
  • Distinct gaze differences emerged between encoding and decoding phases of navigation.
  • Attention was focused on environmental features like corners and openings.

Conclusions:

  • Gaze during wayfinding is directed by specific environmental features, particularly geometric changes.
  • Gaze bias is a predictable phenomenon in visual decision-making during navigation.
  • Findings inform the design of more effective virtual navigation aids.