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Eye Movements during dynamic scene viewing are affected by visual attention skills and events of the scene: Evidence from first-person shooter gameplay videos
Authors: Holm Suvi, Häikiö Tuomo, Olli Konstantin, Kaakinen Johanna
Publisher: Bern Open Publishing
Publishing place: Bern
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Journal of Eye Movement Research
Journal acronym: JEMR
Volume: 14
Issue: 2
eISSN: 1995-8692
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.14.2.3
Web address : https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.14.2.3
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/67523773
The role of individual differences during dynamic scene viewing was explored. Participants (N=38) watched a gameplay video of a first-person shooter (FPS) videogame while their eye movements were recorded. In addition, the participants’ skills in three visual attention tasks (attentional blink, visual search, and multiple object tracking) were assessed. The results showed that individual differences in visual attention tasks were associated with eye movement patterns observed during viewing of the gameplay video. The differences were noted in four eye movement measures: number of fixations, fixation durations, saccade amplitudes and fixation distances from the center of the screen. The individual differences showed during specific events of the video as well as during the video as a whole. The results highlight that an unedited, fast-paced and cluttered dynamic scene can bring about individual differences in dynamic scene viewing.
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