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Cognitive decline with age affects visual processing, but video game experience may improve visual exploratory behavior. This experience can be mistaken for age effects, highlighting the need to account for it in virtual testing.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Cognitive functions, including visual processing, often decline with age.
  • The impact of age-related visual changes on daily activities like driving is not fully understood.
  • Visual exploratory behavior in naturalistic settings needs further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine age-related changes in visual exploratory behavior during simulated driving.
  • To determine how visual field of view and reaction times are affected by age and driving complexity.
  • To assess the influence of video computer game experience on visual performance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a driving simulator with variable complexity and head-mounted eye- and head-movement tracking.
  • Recorded saccadic parameters, fixation distribution, and reaction times.
  • Analyzed data from 73 participants across different age groups and driving courses, considering video game experience.

Main Results:

  • Older adults showed increased head movement contribution to gaze.
  • More complex driving scenarios and peripheral stimuli led to longer reaction times for all ages.
  • Video game-experienced participants exhibited larger saccade amplitudes and faster peripheral object detection.

Conclusions:

  • Age-related decline in the functionally useful visual field was not evident in this study group.
  • Video game experience can enhance visual exploratory behavior, potentially masking or mimicking age-related effects.
  • It is crucial to consider video game experience when interpreting performance in virtual reality testing environments.