Guiding Gaze: Comparing Cues for Visual Search

Visual search tasks are commonplace in daily life. In cases where the time and accuracy of the search is critical (such as first responder, crisis, or military scenarios) augmented reality (AR) visual cueing is potentially beneficial. Three cue conditions (3D Arrow, 2D Wedge, and Gaze Lines) were tested in a visual search task against a baseline no cue condition. Results show that any cue is better than none, however the Gaze Line design produced the lowest search time and greatest accuracy.