Eye vs. Head: Comparing Gaze Methods for Interaction in AR

Authors. Nelusa Pathmanathan, Michael Becher, Nils Rodrigues, Guido Reina, Thomas Ertl, Daniel Weiskopf, Michael Sedlmair

Venue. ETRA (2020)

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Abstract. Visualization in virtual 3D environments can provide a natural way for users to explore data. Often, arm and short head movements are required for interaction in augmented reality, which can be tiring and strenuous though. In an effort toward more user-friendly interaction, we developed a prototype that allows users to manipulate virtual objects using a combination of eye gaze and an external clicker device. Using this prototype, we performed a user study comparing four different input methods of which head gaze plus clicker was preferred by most participants.

@inproceedings{10.1145/3379156.3391829,
    title        = {Eye vs.\ Head: Comparing Gaze Methods for Interaction in Augmented Reality},
    author       = {Pathmanathan, Nelusa and Becher, Michael and Rodrigues, Nils and Reina, Guido and Ertl, Thomas and Weiskopf, Daniel and Sedlmair, Michael},
    year         = {2020},
    booktitle    = {ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications},
    publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
    series       = {ETRA '20 Short Papers},
    doi          = {10.1145/3379156.3391829},
    url          = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3379156.3391829},
    abstract     = {Visualization in virtual 3D environments can provide a natural way for users to explore data. Often, arm and short head movements are required for interaction in augmented reality, which can be tiring and strenuous though. In an effort toward more user-friendly interaction, we developed a prototype that allows users to manipulate virtual objects using a combination of eye gaze and an external clicker device. Using this prototype, we performed a user study comparing four different input methods of which head gaze plus clicker was preferred by most participants.},
    articleno    = {50},
    numpages     = {5},
    keywords     = {Immersive analytics, interaction, visualization, eye tracking, augmented reality}
}