Study of the Perception of Graphic Information in the Human Perip heral Vision

Abstract

The article describes the methodology developed and tested by a team of authors for conducting an experimental study of the perception of graphic data (pictograms) in the field of human peripheral vision. The developed technique is included in the cycle of research on the study of graphical means of displaying information. The technique is designed to identify an effective way to display visual information. The study of the perception of information by peripheral vision can expand the productive zone of displaying information in a graphical interface. The work used remote control systems using eye-tracking technology. Observation of the viewing pattern parameter is carried out using an experimental setup using eye-tracking equipment that records oculomotor activity. The article describes the method of preparing stimulus material, the technique is aimed at studying various factors, such as the factor of color solution, icon size and distance from the center. To create high-quality stimulus material, a software module was used that generates stimuli in a certain way. Methods of mathematical statistics are used to process the results of the experiment. The developed technique was tested on a limited group. The experiment was 55 people aged 18 to 25 years. The recruitment was carried out according to certain criteria: gender difference, education, artistic training. The data obtained as a result of the experiment revealed a statistically significant influence of the color factors of pictograms and their distance from the center of the stimulus. The technique was implemented and tested in the laboratory of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.