Small head movements increase and colour noise in data from five video-based P–CR eye trackers
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Published:2021-08-06
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ISSN:1554-3528
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Container-title:Behavior Research Methods
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Behav Res
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Holmqvist KennethORCID, Örbom Saga Lee, Zemblys Raimondas
Abstract
AbstractWe empirically investigate the role of small, almost imperceptible balance and breathing movements of the head on the level and colour of noise in data from five commercial video-based P-CR eye trackers. By comparing noise from recordings with completely static artificial eyes to noise from recordings where the artificial eyes are worn by humans, we show that very small head movements increase levels and colouring of the noise in data recorded from all five eye trackers in this study. This increase of noise levels is seen not only in the gaze signal, but also in the P and CR signals of the eye trackers that provide these camera image features. The P and CR signals of the SMI eye trackers correlate strongly during small head movements, but less so or not at all when the head is completely still, indicating that head movements are registered by the P and CR images in the eye camera. By recording with artificial eyes, we can also show that the pupil size artefact has no major role in increasing and colouring noise. Our findings add to and replicate the observation by Niehorster et al., (2021) that lowpass filters in video-based P–CR eye trackers colour the data. Irrespective of source, filters or head movements, coloured noise can be confused for oculomotor drift. We also find that usage of the default head restriction in the EyeLink 1000+, the EyeLink II and the HiSpeed240 result in noisier data compared to less head restriction. Researchers investigating data quality in eye trackers should consider not using the Gen 2 artificial eye from SR Research / EyeLink. Data recorded with this artificial eye are much noisier than data recorded with other artificial eyes, on average 2.2–14.5 times worse for the five eye trackers.
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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General Psychology,Psychology (miscellaneous),Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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