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Published on: October 18, 2024
A combination of eye-gaze and head-gaze interactions improves efficiency and user experience in an object positioning
Cheng-Long Deng1, Chen-Yu Tian1, Shu-Guang Kuai2
1Institute of Brain and Education Innovation, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Psychological Crisis Intervention, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Abstract:
Eye-gaze and head-gaze are two hands-free interaction modes in virtual reality, each of which has demonstrated different strengths. Selecting suitable interaction modes in different scenarios is important to achieve efficient interaction in virtual scenes. This study compared the movement time in an object positioning task by examining eye-gaze interaction and head-gaze interaction in various conditions. In turn, it identified the superior zones for each mode, respectively. Based on this information, we designed a combination mode - utilizing eye-gaze interaction at the acceleration phase and deceleration phase and head-gaze interaction at the correction phase - to achieve the optimal interaction mode, which has allowed us to obtain higher efficiency and subjective satisfaction. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the characteristics of the eye-gaze and head-gaze interaction modes and provides valuable insights into selecting the appropriate interaction modes for virtual reality applications.
