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    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Neuroscience
    • Virtual Reality

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    • Virtual reality (VR) aims for natural user experiences, but technical needs may require viewpoint adjustments.
    • Perceptual continuity is crucial; users ideally shouldn't notice viewpoint changes.
    • Saccades, rapid eye movements, normally cause perceived visual discontinuity, but are suppressed by the brain.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the use of saccadic suppression of image displacement (SSID) for unconscious viewpoint manipulation in immersive VR.
    • To assess the feasibility of precisely time-locking scene changes to saccade onset for SSID.
    • To determine the sensitivity thresholds for translations and rotations during saccades in VR.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized electrooculography (EOG) for real-time eye movement tracking.
    • Developed and evaluated two modified eye movement classification algorithms for online saccade detection.
    • Measured participant detection of trans-saccadic translations (±0.5m) and rotations (±5°) during 15° saccades.

    Main Results:

    • Participants could not detect translations along the line of gaze or rotations in the transverse plane during saccades.
    • The developed algorithms enabled precise online saccade detection suitable for SSID implementation.
    • Unconscious viewpoint changes are achievable when the user remains stationary.

    Conclusions:

    • SSID is a viable technique for imperceptible viewpoint manipulation in VR.
    • This method can enhance redirected walking and change blindness techniques for unrestricted VR navigation.
    • Exploiting SSID offers potential for more immersive and seamless virtual reality experiences.