JVET-H0050 AhG8: Measurement of User Exploration Behavior for Omnidirectional (360°) Videos with Head Mounted Display [A. Singla, A. Raake, S. Fremerey (TU Ilmenau), P. List, B. Feiten (Deutsche Telekom)] [late]

This contribution reports on the exploration behaviour of users while watching omnidirectional (360°) video content. A subjective test was carried out in order to find favourable yaw and pitch ranges, velocities and viewports for different 360° video sequences. Results reportedly show that users explore 360° video more in yaw than in the pitch direction.

This was presented by P. Hanhart.

In the case of pitch, it is more common to look up rather than looking down.

Also pitch and yaw movement velocities (degrees/s) were reported.

All sequences were with static cameras (Harbour, KiteFlite, Trolley).

In particular the velocity is important to consider for definition of the dynamic viewports for the CfP response evaluations. It should however be observed that in the case of moving cameras it is likely that even slower head movements would be exercised.

Additional results with moving cameras would be welcome.

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