OGAMA (Open Gaze and Mouse Analyzer): open-source software designed to analyze eye and mouse movements in slideshow...

Area of Science:

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Cognitive Science
• Usability Research

Background:

• Analyzing user interaction data, including eye-tracking and mouse movements, is crucial for understanding user behavior in experimental settings.
• Existing tools may lack integrated functionality for parallel analysis of both gaze and mouse data from slideshow-based experiments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a novel, open-source software solution for the parallel recording and analysis of eye-tracking and mouse-tracking data.
• To provide researchers with a versatile tool for designing experiments, processing data, and visualizing user attention.

Main Methods:

• Development of the Open Gaze and Mouse Analyzer (OGAMA) software using C#.NET.
• Implementation of features for slideshow design, parallel data recording (gaze and mouse), data preprocessing, filtering, and visualization (attention maps, areas of interest).
• Support for importing data from various eye-tracking and presentation systems in ASCII format.

Main Results:

• OGAMA enables simultaneous recording and analysis of eye-tracking and mouse-tracking data.
• The software offers comprehensive features from experiment design to data output compatible with statistical packages.
• Its open-source nature allows for customization and adaptation to specific research needs.

Conclusions:

• OGAMA provides a powerful, flexible, and accessible platform for researchers studying user behavior through eye-tracking and mouse-tracking data.
• The integrated approach of OGAMA simplifies the workflow for analyzing complex user interaction data.
• The open-source availability promotes wider adoption and collaborative development in the research community.