Jowers, I, Prats, M, McKay, A et al. (1 more author) (2013) Evaluating an eye tracking interface for a two-dimensional sketch editor. Computer-Aided Design, 45 (5). 923 - 936. ISSN 0010-4485
Abstract
Throughout the history of CAD, a variety of interfaces have been employed with the aim of supporting designers’ construction and manipulation of digital models. This paper explores the potential of eye tracking as a CAD interface, and presents a prototype that uses collected gaze data to support shape exploration in a two-dimensional vector-based sketch editor. The eye tracking interface uses the visual interactions of users to identify interpretations of constructed shapes, according to recognised parts identified using methods from shape grammar research. It can therefore be argued that it supports construction and manipulation of shapes according to user intent. The prototype has been evaluated in a user study where design students carried out controlled shape exploration exercises which involved interpretation and manipulation of shapes. In the paper, key concepts of eye tracking methodology are introduced; the methods used to implement the eye tracking interface are described; and the user study and its outcomes are reported. The results are positive and indicate the potential for eye tracking as an interface for supporting shape exploration in CAD.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2013, Elsevier. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Computer-Aided Design. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Computer-Aided Design, 45, 5 (2013) DOI 10.1016/j.cad.2013.01.006 |
Keywords: | Eye tracking; shape interpretation; shape exploration; shape grammars |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2014 13:27 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2018 00:56 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2013.01.006 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.cad.2013.01.006 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79949 |