Gaze Analysis of Avatar-based Navigation with Different Perspectives in 3D Virtual Space

Abstract

This paper explores the relations between perspectives of navigation and visual perception in 3D virtual space, by analyzing avatar-based navigation with the eye-gaze data. We examine how different perspectives and types of avatars affect the users' scopes of visual perception within 3D virtual environments. Throughout this research, we attempt to draw possible connections between the perspectives and cognitive patterns of visual perception. We propose that manipulating perspectives of avatars or those of users has immediate effects on the users' scopes of visual perception and patterns of visual attention.