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Possibilities and challenges with eye tracking in video games and virtual reality applications
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Creative Technologies.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3639-9327
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Computing, Department of Creative Technologies.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1503-8856
Stillalive Studios, SWE.
2016 (English)In: SA 2016 - SIGGRAPH ASIA 2016 Courses, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016, article id a17Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Due to an increase in affordable, reliable and non-intrusive eye trackers the technology has recently been used by the video game industry. This course offers participants the opportunity to get an update on research and developments in gaze-based interaction techniques in combination with other sensors. The course consists of three parts: (1) a review of eye tracking analysis and interaction in video games and virtual reality applications, (2) possibilities and challenges with gaze-based interaction, and (3) lessons learned from developing a commercial video game application using eye tracking along with alternative virtual reality technologies. This course is relevant for everyone who is interested in developing games that use eye tracking as an interaction device. The content is suitable for beginners or experienced delegates who want to learn more about the state of the art and future possibilities in eye tracking combined with other sensors as interaction devices. We believe that games and virtual reality applications have just started to incorporate these new techniques and further research and developments are needed in order to evaluate novel ways to enhance gameplay.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016. article id a17
Keywords [en]
Curricula, Eye movements, Interactive computer graphics, Stereo vision, Virtual reality, Commercial video, Eye-tracking analysis, Gaze-based interaction, Interaction devices, Research and development, State of the art, Video game industry, Virtual reality technology, Human computer interaction
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Other Computer and Information Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-13765DOI: 10.1145/2988458.2988466Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85007256789ISBN: 9781450345385 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-13765DiVA, id: diva2:1065463
Conference
2016 SIGGRAPH ASIA Courses, SA 2016, Macau, China
Available from: 2017-01-16 Created: 2017-01-16 Last updated: 2021-05-05Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Biofeedback Interaction: Applying Physiological Methods to Entertainment Video Games
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Biofeedback Interaction: Applying Physiological Methods to Entertainment Video Games
2020 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Biofeedback interaction offers interesting opportunities for video games since it allows player physiological information to be used in novel interaction techniques. Despite several contributions in the area, biofeedback interaction faces a set of challenges relating to its design and implementation. First, it has mainly been used as a method to replace more traditional interaction devices, such as gamepads, mice or keyboards. Also, few of the previous interaction techniques have made an essential use of physiological data: exploring possibilities that could only be developed by involving physiological inputs.

This dissertation explores how different physiological methods, such as electroencephalography, eye tracking, electrocardiography, electrodermal activity, or electromyography, could be used in the design and development of natural user interaction techniques that might be applied to entertainment video games, highlighting technical details for the appropriate use of physiological signals. The research also discusses interaction design principles from a human-computer interaction perspective, evaluates several novel biofeedback interaction techniques with a set of user studies, and proposes ethical considerations for the appropriate exposure to virtual reality and physiological sensor technology.

Results show that the use of biofeedback inputs in novel interaction techniques, vary in complexity and functionality depending on the type of measurements used. They also showed that biofeedback interaction can positively affect player experience since it allows games and virtual reality applications to synchronize with player physiology, making of playing games a personalized experience. Results highlighted that biofeedback interaction can significantly affect player performance, being influenced by the interaction complexity and the reliability of the sensor technology used.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Karlskrona, Sweden: Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, 2020. p. 156
Series
Blekinge Institute of Technology Licentiate Dissertation Series, ISSN 1650-2140 ; 9
Keywords
Biofeedback, Natural User Interaction, Video Games, Physiology, Entertainment.
National Category
Interaction Technologies
Research subject
Computer Science
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:bth-20730 (URN)978-91-7295-414-4 (ISBN)
Presentation
2020-12-18, J1630, Blekige Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, 12:07 (English)
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Knowledge Foundation, 20170056
Available from: 2020-11-13 Created: 2020-11-13 Last updated: 2021-02-03Bibliographically approved

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