Project Outline

Matthew Pfliiger

4/7/10 S10

Using eye tracking technology to record twenty users looking at four pictures. All pictures will be timed from three to ten seconds. First picture will be timed at ten seconds and the last picture will be at three. I will be tracking the x and y positions of the mouse, including clicks. Once user is finished all x and y coordinates will be dated in a separate text file. Data will be connected to character strings and used in another processing file. This file will take the data and present an animation of all eye movements. I will also have the file export every frame as a jpeg, and construct all animations in a video editing program.

Once animations are complete I hope to present each user with there animation. While presenting I will be asking a series of questions about there eye movements. Audio recordings will be taking place during interview, and provide sound to animations later.

The advantage of using processing over flash is data control. I can produce several different animations of any one or multiple data string. This will allow me to design animations according each users unique information.

A website for the project will have each users bio, pictures, recorded video of eye tracking, animations and data coordinates. The site will also feature a DIY section, this section will explain how to use the data coordinates in processing. I hope that people will use data and send me animations and pictures they made with a certain users coordinate types.

Project weekly outline

Week 2 - Research processing functions, create two beta files. One will record mouse x and y coordinates to a separate text file. The second will take coordinates from text file and create animations.

Week 3 - Create 1.0 version of two betas.

Week 4 - Test 1.0 file in eye tracking lab. If testing goes poorly create 2.0. Begin signing people to participate in tests for next two weeks.

Week 5 - Begin testing, begin theme and vector designs for website.

Week 6 - Finish testing, themes and vector designs.

Week 7 - Begin website beta, organize all users, edit videos.

Week 8 - Finish website and put on internet, Organize chapter for class.