N-SEEV: A Computational Model of Attention and Noticing
Kelly S. Steelman, Jason S. McCarley, Christopher D. Wickens, Angelia L. Sebok, Julie Bzostek · Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting · 2009
The N-SEEV is a stochastic model of overt attention within a visual display or workspace. The model integrates elements from several existing models of attention (Bundesen, 1987, 1990; Itti & Koch, 2000; Wolfe, 1994; Wickens, et al., 2003) to provide (1) predictions of the allocation of visual attention among discrete display channels; (2) the likelihood of a scanning transition between any pair of channels; and (3) the number of eye movements needed to fixate the onset of a visual signal or event. Preliminary tests of the model show a close fit between model predictions and actual pilot scanning and noticing times.