Immersion Analysis Through Eye-Tracking and Audio in Virtual Reality

Tracked the gaze of HMD users across 360° video to analyze how gaze distribution changes with immersion.

Comparing gaze distribution between content rated high and low for immersion via questionnaire:

• The higher the immersion, the more gaze concentrates at the center of the screen
• Among the factors driving immersion, the audio of the content carries substantial weight
• The shape of the gaze distribution itself differs by content subject

Reviewing the experiment also surfaced the need for research on recognizing specific objects in a VR environment.

DOI 10.32604/cmc.2021.016712 · CC BY 4.0