The problem of triggering input accurately (with a small temporal offset) and precisely (with high repeatability) at a specific point in time has so far been largely ignored in gaze interaction research. We explore voluntary eye convergences as a novel interaction technique for precise and accurate timing of gaze input and a solution to the "Midas touch" problem, i.e. the accidental triggering of input when looking at an interface. We introduce a novel clock paradigm to study input timing and demonstrate that voluntary convergences are significantly more accurate and precise than common gaze dwelling. Our findings suggest that voluntary convergences are well-suited for applications in which timing of user input is important, thereby complementing existing gaze techniques that focus on speed and spatial precision.
%0 Conference Paper
%1 kirst16_chi
%A Kirst, Dominik
%A Bulling, Andreas
%B Ext. Abstr. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
%D 2016
%K hcics vis
%P 1519-1525
%R 10.1145/2851581.2892307
%T On the Verge: Voluntary Convergences for Accurate and Precise Timing of Gaze Input
%X The problem of triggering input accurately (with a small temporal offset) and precisely (with high repeatability) at a specific point in time has so far been largely ignored in gaze interaction research. We explore voluntary eye convergences as a novel interaction technique for precise and accurate timing of gaze input and a solution to the "Midas touch" problem, i.e. the accidental triggering of input when looking at an interface. We introduce a novel clock paradigm to study input timing and demonstrate that voluntary convergences are significantly more accurate and precise than common gaze dwelling. Our findings suggest that voluntary convergences are well-suited for applications in which timing of user input is important, thereby complementing existing gaze techniques that focus on speed and spatial precision.
@inproceedings{kirst16_chi,
abstract = {The problem of triggering input accurately (with a small temporal offset) and precisely (with high repeatability) at a specific point in time has so far been largely ignored in gaze interaction research. We explore voluntary eye convergences as a novel interaction technique for precise and accurate timing of gaze input and a solution to the "Midas touch" problem, i.e. the accidental triggering of input when looking at an interface. We introduce a novel clock paradigm to study input timing and demonstrate that voluntary convergences are significantly more accurate and precise than common gaze dwelling. Our findings suggest that voluntary convergences are well-suited for applications in which timing of user input is important, thereby complementing existing gaze techniques that focus on speed and spatial precision.},
added-at = {2024-07-11T10:05:52.000+0200},
author = {Kirst, Dominik and Bulling, Andreas},
biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/2f696a032e8a0cab3680a916180aa4ca3/hcics},
booktitle = {Ext. Abstr. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)},
doi = {10.1145/2851581.2892307},
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keywords = {hcics vis},
pages = {1519-1525},
timestamp = {2024-07-11T10:11:36.000+0200},
title = {On the Verge: Voluntary Convergences for Accurate and Precise Timing of Gaze Input},
year = 2016
}
