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  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Reading involves complex cognitive processes.
  • Reader engagement can fluctuate during text comprehension.
  • Postural movements may reflect cognitive engagement (dynamic engagement hypothesis).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of narrative perspective shifts on reading behavior.
  • To explore the relationship between cognitive engagement and bodily movements during reading.
  • To introduce a novel methodology for analyzing reading embodiment.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a synchronized eye-tracking and motion-capture system.
  • Recorded eye movements and head motion of 44 participants reading on a digital tablet.
  • Manipulated narrative perspective within the reading task.

Main Results:

  • Perspective shifts led to increased eye fixation duration.
  • Reading time was longer when narrative perspective changed.
  • Head motion decreased significantly during perspective shifts.
  • Findings support the dynamic engagement hypothesis.

Conclusions:

  • Synchronized eye and head movement analysis provides insights into reader embodiment.
  • Bodily engagement, reflected in head motion, is linked to cognitive processes in reading.
  • The novel methodology is effective for studying the reader's embodied experience.