%0 Journal Article %J Visualization and Computer Graphics, IEEE Transactions on %D 2008 %T Persuading Visual Attention through Geometry %A Kim,Youngmin %A Varshney, Amitabh %K attention;visual %K generation;Attention;Awareness;Computer %K Geometry %K Graphics;Cues;Humans;Photic %K Interface;Visual %K modification;mesh %K perception; %K persuasion;art;mesh %K saliency;visual %K Stimulation;User-Computer %X Artists, illustrators, photographers, and cinematographers have long used the principles of contrast and composition to guide visual attention. In this paper, we introduce geometry modification as a tool to persuasively direct visual attention. We build upon recent advances in mesh saliency to develop techniques to alter geometry to elicit greater visual attention. Eye-tracking-based user studies show that our approach successfully guides user attention in a statistically significant manner. Our approach operates directly on geometry and, therefore, produces view-independent results that can be used with existing view-dependent techniques of visual persuasion. %B Visualization and Computer Graphics, IEEE Transactions on %V 14 %P 772 - 782 %8 2008/08//july %@ 1077-2626 %G eng %N 4 %R 10.1109/TVCG.2007.70624