The role of peripheral visual field while walking through a maze with way-fining

Abstract

In this study, an experiment using the method of “Restricting visual field” was consisted in a maze in order to clarified the role of peripheral visual field while walking with way-finding. The following results were obtained: 1) Before learning the route, it is necessary to using peripheral visual field for perceiving a space near body or complexity. However, after learning, we can find characteristic information in a route for arriving at the goal without peripheral visual field. 2) We can do futility fixation by getting the information necessary to walk through a route, “a boundary between the wall and floor” and “a wall beside the body” with peripheral visual field. We also tend to get the “boundary” with central visual field before learning route, after learning, get the “boundary” with peripheral visual field.