Visual Field
Your visual field is defined by how much you can see at any given moment without moving your eyes. It involves your peripheral vision and is used when you drive a car, play sports or even just walk around town.
Used for:
- Peripheral vision
- Sports
- Driving safely
Training to expand one’s field of view has been shown to improve performance on tests of driving ability and other visually demanding activities.
Visual field games
References:
Ball, K. K., Beard, B. L., Roenker, D. L., Miller, R. L., & Griggs, D. S. (1988). Age and visual search: expanding the useful field of view. Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics and Image Science, 5(12), 2210-9.
Green, C. S., & Bavelier, D. (2003). Action video game modifies visual selective attention. Nature, 423(6939), 534-7.
Richards, E., Bennett, P. J., & Sekuler, A. B. (2006). Age related differences in learning with the useful field of view. Vision Research, 46(25), 4217-31.
Roenker, D. L., Cissell, G. M., Ball, K. K., Wadley, V. G., & Edwards, J. D. (2003). Speed-of-processing and driving simulator training result in improved driving performance. Human Factors, 45(2), 218-33.
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