TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vehlen, Antonia
A1  - Spenthof, Ines
A1  - Tönsing, Daniel
A1  - Heinrichs, Markus
A1  - Domes, Gregor
T1  - Evaluation of an eye tracking setup for studying visual attention in face-to-face conversations
T2  - Scientific Reports
N2  - Many eye tracking studies use facial stimuli presented on a display to investigate attentional processing of social stimuli. To introduce a more realistic approach that allows interaction between two real people, we evaluated a new eye tracking setup in three independent studies in terms of data quality, short-term reliability and feasibility. Study 1 measured the robustness, precision and accuracy for calibration stimuli compared to a classical display-based setup. Study 2 used the identical measures with an independent study sample to compare the data quality for a photograph of a face (2D) and the face of the real person (3D). Study 3 evaluated data quality over the course of a real face-to-face conversation and examined the gaze behavior on the facial features of the conversation partner. Study 1 provides evidence that quality indices for the scene-based setup were comparable to those of a classical display-based setup. Average accuracy was better than 0.4° visual angle. Study 2 demonstrates that eye tracking quality is sufficient for 3D stimuli and robust against short interruptions without re-calibration. Study 3 confirms the long-term stability of tracking accuracy during a face-to-face interaction and demonstrates typical gaze patterns for facial features. Thus, the eye tracking setup presented here seems feasible for studying gaze behavior in dyadic face-to-face interactions. Eye tracking data obtained with this setup achieves an accuracy that is sufficient for investigating behavior such as eye contact in social interactions in a range of populations including clinical conditions, such as autism spectrum and social phobia.
KW  - Behavioural methods
KW  - Human behaviour
KW  - Augenfolgebewegung
KW  - Aufmerksamkeit
KW  - Visuelle Aufmerksamkeit
KW  - Interpersonale Kommunikation
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Interaktion
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://ubt.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1807
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:385-1-18074
VL  - 2021
IS  - Band 11
PB  - Springer Nature
CY  - Lomdon
ER  -