Subtle Gaze Guidance for 360° Content by Gradual Brightness Modulation and Termination of Modulation by Gaze Approaching

Abstract

On VR, users do not always see the specific contents that the creators want them to focus on. For the creators to provide users with the immersive experience they intend, it is necessary to naturally guide the user’s gaze to relevant spots in the virtual space. In this paper, we propose a subtle gaze guidance method for 360° content combining two techniques; gradual brightness modulation and termination of modulation by gaze approaching the guidance area. The experimental results show that our method significantly contributes to a more natural and less disturbing viewing experience while maintaining relatively high guidance performance.