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    Area of Science:

    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Computer Vision
    • Virtual Reality

    Background:

    • Understanding visual attention is crucial for effective human-computer interaction (HCI), particularly in immersive technologies like virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
    • The influence of 3D spatial attributes on visual attention in these environments remains an area requiring further quantitative exploration.
    • Existing models often lack the specificity needed for complex 3D virtual environments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To quantitatively model the probability of first attention between two stimuli in a virtual reality environment.
    • To develop predictive models for user visual attention based on stimulus spatial properties.
    • To provide tools for VR designers to enhance user engagement and guidance in 3D content.

    Main Methods:

    • An experiment was conducted in VR to collect a gaze dataset of users viewing synthetic scenes with varying spatial configurations of two spheres.
    • A probability model was formulated using view-specific stimulus attributes, including eccentricity and visual angle size.
    • Two machine learning models were trained on the gaze dataset to predict visual attention probability distributions.

    Main Results:

    • The developed models demonstrated the ability to predict user preferences for visual stimuli within VR scenes.
    • Model performance was evaluated across two distinct synthetic VR environments, validating their predictive capabilities.
    • The study successfully created and released a valuable gaze dataset and source code for VR attention research.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed attention prediction models are applicable to two-foreground-object scenarios common in VR/AR content design.
    • These models can assist VR designers in optimizing visual attention for applications such as storytelling and scene guidance.
    • The released dataset and code facilitate further research into visual attention mechanisms in immersive environments.