J' David Smith

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Use of Eye Movements for Video Game Control

• J. David Smith
• T.C. Nicholas Graham
• EQUIS Lab
• School of Computing
• Queen's University

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My How Things Have Changed!
http//www.easports.com
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But Controllers Havent
www.premier-md.com
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And Neither Has the Audience
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We Want More!
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We Want More!
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We Want More!
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We Want More!
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So How Do We Get Them?
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Nintendos Answer
www.nintendo.com.au
www.capecodwriterscenter.org
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Nintendos Answer
www.nintendo.com
www.activeforever.com
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Nintendos Answer
www.nintendo.com
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How About Eye Movements?
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Eye Movements are Very Natural
volokh.com
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Eye Movements are Very Natural
www.psychology.uiowa.edu
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Games Already Use the Eyes
The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker
www.planetgamecube.com
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Games Already Use the Eyes
Madden Football '06
www.planetgamecube.com
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We can Use an Eye Tracker!
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We've Tried an Eye TrackerWith a Few Games
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Eye Tracking Games
Quake 2
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Eye Tracking Games
Lunar Command
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Eye Tracking Games
Neverwinter Nights
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How Well Does It Work?

• Performed an experiment
• Compared the eye tracker to the mouse
• Participants played each game with both devices
• Recorded how well they did with each device
• Completed a questionnaire after each game

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What Does It Do Better?

• Players felt much more immersed!
• Continuous feedback
• Game seems to know what you want to do

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Thank You!
Videos and slides available from http//www.cs.
queensu.ca/smith