Is the Mouse a 'Poor Man's Eye Tracker'?

摘要

How often do mouse movements match eye movements? To answer this research question, ten participants' eye and mouse movements were tracked as they performed four search tasks on a web site. From videos of participants' onscreen performance, descriptive transcripts were produced and analyzed for matches between eye and mouse movement. The findings indicate that, to a certain degree, the mouse can be considered a "poor man's eye tracker." Because of the exploratory nature of this study, additional research in this area is suggested.