Immersive screens change attention width but not perception or decision-making performance in natural and basic tasks

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Psychology
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Visual Perception

Background:

• Previous research focused on perceptual and attentional capabilities using flat screens.
• Studies on curved screens are limited, despite their immersive potential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compare perceptual and attentional performance on flat versus curved immersive screens.
• To investigate decision-making capabilities with life-size stimuli on different screen types.

Main Methods:

• Two studies were conducted using large, life-size flat and curved screens.
• Participants completed shape discrimination and football-specific discrimination tasks.
• Performance was assessed for perception, decision-making, and attentional capabilities.

Main Results:

• No significant differences in perception or decision-making were found between screen types.
• Attention could be directed across wider visual angles on curved screens compared to flat screens.
• Wider attentional scope on curved screens may be due to reduced image distortion.

Conclusions:

• Curved screens facilitate directing attention over larger visual angles than flat screens.
• Findings suggest potential limitations of flat screens for visual periphery research.
• This has implications for experimental design in perceptual and attentional studies.