The effect of task-irrelevant spatial contexts on 360-degree attention.

ABSTRACT: The effect of spatial contexts on attention is important for evaluating the risk of human errors and the accessibility of information in different situations. In traditional studies, this effect has been investigated using display-based and non-laboratory procedures. However, these two procedures are inadequate for measuring attention directed toward 360-degree environments and controlling exogeneous stimuli. In order to resolve these limitations, we used a virtual-reality-based procedure and investigated how spatial contexts of 360-degree environments influence attention. In the experiment, 20 students were asked to search for and report a target that was presented at any location in 360-degree virtual spaces as accurately and quickly as possible. Spatial contexts comprised a basic contex

SUBMITTER: Harada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437462 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature