Eye tracking
The usability lab is equipped with eye-tracking technology, specially useful to carry out usability testing of webpages and graphical elements of interactive programs.
The Eye-tracker monitor available in the lab is manufactured by , world leader in eye-tracking and eye-control solutions.
is the software system used for controlling the eye-tracking monitor. Tobii Studio allows the Test Leader to set up experiments, enter a number of Test Participants for each experiment, select different kinds of sources to eye-track (e.g., images, web pages, movie clips, etc.) and analyze the recorded eye-gaze from participants by defining Areas Of Interest (AIOs), using Hot Spots images, replaying the participant's gaze pattern, and other features.
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Students interesting in eye-tracking would benefit from studying Pernice, K. & Nielsen, J. (2009) Eyetracking methodology: How to Conduct and Evaluate Usability Studies Using Eyetracking. It's available .
Another recommendable book is Bergstrom, J.R. and Schall, A.J. (2014). Eye Tracking in User Experience Design. Morgan Kaufmann, Burlington.