Eye tracking works when Infrared (IR) light is absorbed by the pupil, recorded with a web camera, and processed with eye tracking software.

At the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, a team of students led by Dr. Slavko Milekic are researching applications for the technology.

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Projects

Pixel

What if you could see through other peoples' eyes? Would this allow you to understand their narratives? link >>

eyeReader

An intuitive document-reading environment designed to enhance the users learning experience and reduce their cognitive load. link >>

Reading Interface

A series of interface elements that consider how eye movements affect brain-processing functions while reading. download >>

eContact

How could eye tracking be used to facilitate online communication? link >>

Building the Eyewriter

The eyewriter is an open-source eye tracking project built using off-the-shelf parts. See the photos of us building one here: link >>

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Papers

2010: Milekic, S. (2010) Inside Your Head: Use of Eye-tracking for Museum Installations and Web Sites, paper presented at NODEM’10, November 24-26, Copenhagen, Denmark. download >>

2010: Milekic, S., Gaze-Tracking and Museums: Current Research and Implications. In J. Trant and D. Bearman (eds). Museums and the Web 2010: Proceedings. Toronto: Archives & Museum Informatics. Published March 31, 2010. Consulted November 23, 2010.  http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/papers/milekic/milekic.html

2010: PIXEL, John MacDuffie Woodburn & Matt Miller. download >>

2010: E-Contact, Georgia Guthrie. download >>

2010: iRead Interface: A study on eye tracking integration of future E-readers, Kristin Freese. download >>

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Demonstrations

2010: Use of webcam-based eye-tracking for museum outreach & research. Archives & Museum Informatics: Museums and the Web 2010 (MW2010): Demonstration: Use of webcam-based eye-tracking for museum outreach & research http://www.archimuse.com/mw2010/abstracts/prg_335002414.html#ixzz165aKbZox

2010: Demonstration of EyeWriter project at MakePhilly meeting, Matt Miller & Slavko Milekic

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Research

The UArts eye tracking team is led by: Slavko Milekic, M.D.,PhD

Current and past student researchers include: