Predicting spatial familiarity by exploiting head and eye movements during pedestrian navigation in the real world.

ABSTRACT: Spatial familiarity has seen a long history of interest in wayfinding research. To date, however, no studies have been done which systematically assess the behavioral correlates of spatial familiarity, including eye and body movements. In this study, we take a step towards filling this gap by reporting on the results of an in-situ, within-subject study with [Formula: see text] pedestrian wayfinders that combines eye-tracking and body movement sensors. In our study, participants were required to walk both a familiar route and an unfamiliar route by following auditory, landmark-based route instructions. We monitored participants' behavior using a mobile eye tracker, a high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System receiver, and a high-precision, head-mounted Inertial Measurement Unit. We

SUBMITTER: Kattenbeck M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889111 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature