Multi-source Information Perception and Prediction for Panoramic Videos

With the popularization and development of virtual reality technology, panoramic video has gradually become one of the mainstream forms of VR technology in various fields. However, the research on the information perception of panoramic video in different media is insufficient. And shortcomings still exist in building information perception and prediction models owing to small samples. This work focuses on users’ perception of multi-source information in panoramic videos with different media. We conducted the experiment (N = 40) to analyze the differences of users’ perception level when viewing panoramic videos using different media (i.e. VR and traditional media). We also studied the correlation between user characteristics and information reception effectiveness. The results show that users’ perception of multi-source information in VR is better than in traditional media, except for sound information. Besides, there is a positive correlation between observational ability, memory, concentration, and spatial perception, whether playing computer games frequently and multi-source information perception.