Effects of Image Segmentation and Target Number on Visual Search: An Eye-Tracking Study
This is an eye-tracking study examining the effects of image segmentation and target number on visual search performance. A two-way repeated-measures computer-based visual search test was used for data collection. Thirty students participated in the test, in which they were asked to search for all o...
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Published in | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 1987 - 1991 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.09.2018
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Summary: | This is an eye-tracking study examining the effects of image segmentation and target number on visual search performance. A two-way repeated-measures computer-based visual search test was used for data collection. Thirty students participated in the test, in which they were asked to search for all of the Landolt Cs in 80 arrays of closed rings. The dependent variables were search time, accuracy, fixation count, and average fixation duration. Our principal findings were that some of the segmentation methods significantly improved accuracy, and reduced search time, fixation count, and average fixation duration, compared with the no-segmentation condition. Increased target number was found to be associated with longer search time, lower accuracy, more fixations, and longer average fixation duration. Our study indicates that although visual search tasks with multiple targets are relatively difficult, the visual search accuracy and efficiency can potentially be improved with the aid of image segmentation. |
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ISSN: | 1541-9312 1071-1813 2169-5067 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1541931218621450 |