Simple gaze-contingent cues guide eye movements in a realistic driving simulator

Laura Pomarjanschi; Michael Dorr; Peter J. Bex; Erhardt Barth

doi:10.1117/12.2002833

14 March 2013 Simple gaze-contingent cues guide eye movements in a realistic driving simulator

Laura Pomarjanschi, Michael Dorr, Peter J. Bex, Erhardt Barth

Proceedings Volume 8651, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII; 865110 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002833
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2013, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

Looking at the right place at the right time is a critical component of driving skill. Therefore, gaze guidance has the potential to become a valuable driving assistance system. In previous work, we have already shown that complex gaze-contingent stimuli can guide attention and reduce the number of accidents in a simple driving simulator. We here set out to investigate whether cues that are simple enough to be implemented in a real car can also capture gaze during a more realistic driving task in a high-fidelity driving simulator. We used a state-of-the-art, wide-field-of-view driving simulator with an integrated eye tracker. Gaze-contingent warnings were implemented using two arrays of light-emitting diodes horizontally fitted below and above the simulated windshield. Thirteen volunteering subjects drove along predetermined routes in a simulated environment popu lated with autonomous traffic. Warnings were triggered during the approach to half of the intersections, cueing either towards the right or to the left. The remaining intersections were not cued, and served as controls. The analysis of the recorded gaze data revealed that the gaze-contingent cues did indeed have a gaze guiding effect, triggering a significant shift in gaze position towards the highlighted direction. This gaze shift was not accompanied by changes in driving behaviour, suggesting that the cues do not interfere with the driving task itself.

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Laura Pomarjanschi, Michael Dorr, Peter J. Bex, and Erhardt Barth "Simple gaze-contingent cues guide eye movements in a realistic driving simulator", Proc. SPIE 8651, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII, 865110 (14 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002833

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