An investigation of feed-forward and feed-back eye movement training in immersive virtual reality

The control of eye gaze is critical to the execution many skills. observation that task experts in domains exhibit more efficient than novices has led development training interventions teach these behaviours. We aimed extend this literature by i) examining relative benefits feed-forward (observing an expert’s movements) versus feed-back your own training, and ii) automating within virtual reality. Serving personnel from British Army Royal Navy were randomised either or a reality simulation room search clearance task. Eye movement metrics – including visual search, saccade direction, entropy recorded quantify efficiency Feed-forward produced distinct learning benefits, but both accelerated However, we found no evidence behaviours transferred better decision making Our results suggest integrating principles simulations may be effective, further work needed understand mechanisms.