Do You See What Eyes See? Implementing Inattentional Blindness

Abstract. This paper presents a computational model of visual attention incorporating a cognitive imperfection known as inattentional blindness. We begin by presenting four factors that determine successful attention allocation: conspicuity, mental workload, expectation and capacity. We then propose a framework to study the effects of those factors on an unexpected object and conduct an experiment to measure the corresponding subjective awareness level. Finally, we discuss the application of a visual attention model for conversational agents.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: IVA
• Authors: Erdan Gu, Catherine Stocker, Norman I. Badler
• Keywords: IVA 2005, Successful Attention Allocation, Visual Attention, Visual Attention Model