Аннотация:In our previous work the method of fractal analysis was used to evaluate eye movement
scanpaths (Belyaev et al., 2013). The assessment procedure was used to evaluate scanpaths
fractal dimensions (Higuchi, 1988), which allowed evaluating the structural complexity of
eye movements. The aim of the current study was to use the method in order to explore
individual differences in eye tracking paths during fixations. Specifically we investigated
whether fractal dimensions of scanpaths would change depending on external factors (an
image orientation) and on internal factors (individual strategy of eye movements). 24 stimuli
were presented: 3 types of images (a landscape, a sea wave image and a fractal image)
each of which had 8 orientations relative to the central image point (0º, 45º, 90º,..). 24 participants
were tested. The results showed that there were no significant differences in fractal
dimension values for different image types and orientations. However, significant fractal
dimension differences were revealed within the individuals. So, the method may be used
to evaluate characteristics of eye movement scanpaths and to distinguish individuals accurately.