Abstract
Risk perception and distribution of visual attention while driving are crucial elements for
accident prevention and new-driver improvement. This study investigates how racing videogames
could shape the visual exploration of virtual and real road in male pre-drivers.
The visual performance of players of racing video games with and without driver’s license
was tested in virtual vs. real scenarios. Attention to specific elements of different types of
road interactions was monitored using an eye-tracking system. Results showed that habitual
use of racing video games was not found to foster a positive effect on users’ distribution
of visual attention, supporting visual patterns typical of novice drivers. Gamers without
driving experience replicated the same patterns in a real road scenario, ignoring road signs
and potential areas of interactions with other drivers, while experienced drivers gamers
explored video games roads like real roads. The fact that the gamers’ driving performance
was not comparable to drivers in the virtual scenario suggests that there are other variables
in the gameplay that create a less complex traffic scene, still the visual complexity
of different real road interactions is kept in video game interactions, opening new perspectives
towards gamers’ visual exploration of the road
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 76-85 |
Numero di pagine | 10 |
Rivista | Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour |
Volume | 2014 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2014 |
Keywords
- eyetracking
- novice driver
- risk perception
- road exsploration
- video games
- visual attention