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Presentation 2014-03-18 16:20
Differences in eye tracking motions while performing a free-viewing task with artificial, nature-inspired images
Guangyi Ai, Kenta Shoji, Hiroaki Wagatsuma (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.), Midori Yasukawa (Kanazawa Univ) NC2013-145
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) Horticultural therapy is a well-known and effective preventive healthcare method for depression, and therefore this discipline is expected to contribute to the social demands of our aging country. In this study, we focus on the spontaneous perception-action cycle as a clue to better understand how natural imagery might enhance patients’ motivations to continue therapy. We examine the visual perception processes of the therapy and highlight subjects’ spontaneous motivations, based on their personalities and interests. In our experiments, three types of representations were depicted: a single plant, multiple plants, and plants in a natural background. The results of the free-viewing task demonstrate that the frequencies of the subjects’ eye movements did not simply decrease while viewing the nature-inspired images. In fact, the subjects eagerly examined the details of the images repeatedly, which is quite different from the trends in artificial diagrams. These results may help to determine the effectiveness of horticultural therapy, which enhances environmental interactions through targets (plants), gardening tools, and their therapeutic associates―including therapists. This corresponds with a fundamental effect of the therapy against targets and provides indications of effective mood enhancers at the subconscious level.
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(in English) Horticultural Therapy / figure-ground separation / Gestalt psychology / fractal structure / saccadic eye movement / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 113, no. 500, NC2013-145, pp. 329-334, March 2014.
Paper # NC2013-145 
Date of Issue 2014-03-10 (NC) 
ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685    Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Conference Information
Committee NC MBE  
Conference Date 2014-03-17 - 2014-03-18 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) Tamagawa University 
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Conference Code 2014-03-NC-MBE 
Language Japanese 
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Title (in English) Differences in eye tracking motions while performing a free-viewing task with artificial, nature-inspired images 
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Keyword(1) Horticultural Therapy  
Keyword(2) figure-ground separation  
Keyword(3) Gestalt psychology  
Keyword(4) fractal structure  
Keyword(5) saccadic eye movement  
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1st Author's Name Guangyi Ai  
1st Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
2nd Author's Name Kenta Shoji  
2nd Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
3rd Author's Name Hiroaki Wagatsuma  
3rd Author's Affiliation Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
4th Author's Name Midori Yasukawa  
4th Author's Affiliation Kanazawa University (Kanazawa Univ)
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Date Time 2014-03-18 16:20:00 
Presentation Time 20 minutes 
Registration for NC 
Paper # NC2013-145 
Volume (vol) vol.113 
Number (no) no.500 
Page pp.329-334 
#Pages 6 
Date of Issue 2014-03-10 (NC) 

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