SVATA: A Spatial Visual Attention Tracking and Analysis Platform for Embodied Cognition Research

要旨

Understanding spatial visual attention is important for embodied cognition research, yet practical platforms for 3D attention analysis remain limited. We present SVATA—Spatial Visual Attention Tracking and Analysis, an open-source platform that supports an end-to-end workflow for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing world-referenced gaze-and-movement data within a 3D spatial context. SVATA maps multimodal signals (gaze, head, position) onto reconstructed geometry and computes a physiologically informed Average Focus Weight (AFW/m²) metric as a proxy for overt visual focus. This representation supports structured analysis and multidimensional visualization of spatial viewing patterns. We evaluated SVATA through an in-the-wild museum deployment with 78 visitors and an expert study with seven prospective users; the results suggest its feasibility and perceived utility for analyzing spatial viewing behavior in embodied cognition research.

著者
Xuchao Ren
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Jing Huang
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Siyuan Feng
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Jiangtao Gong
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Sai Ma
Tsinghua University, Beijing, Beijing, China
Yi Wei
Institute of Human Factors and Human-System Interaction, Beijing, China

会議: CHI 2026

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

セッション: Immersive and Spatial Visualization

P1 - Room 128
7 件の発表
2026-04-15 20:15:00
2026-04-15 21:45:00