Abstract
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study on the effect of observing different digital design representations on designers’ visual attention. Forty-five third-year and fourth-year architecture students participated in an experiment, in which they were asked to view a floorplan, a computer-generated hidden-line perspective, and a digital photograph of the same space in varying orders. Their eye-tracking data was recorded using a Tobii eye-tracker. The results indicate that complex spaces receive more attention and foreground areas attract designers’ visual attention more quickly than other spaces.
Keywords
digital representation, eye tracking, visual attention
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.311
Citation
Yu, R., and Gero, J. (2020) The effect of digital design representation on designers’ visual attention, in Boess, S., Cheung, M. and Cain, R. (eds.), Synergy - DRS International Conference 2020, 11-14 August, Held online. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.311
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The effect of digital design representation on designers’ visual attention
This paper presents the results of an exploratory study on the effect of observing different digital design representations on designers’ visual attention. Forty-five third-year and fourth-year architecture students participated in an experiment, in which they were asked to view a floorplan, a computer-generated hidden-line perspective, and a digital photograph of the same space in varying orders. Their eye-tracking data was recorded using a Tobii eye-tracker. The results indicate that complex spaces receive more attention and foreground areas attract designers’ visual attention more quickly than other spaces.