Looking at Each Other: A Dataset of Social Gaze in Conversation

Eye gaze plays a fundamental role in face-to-face communication, signalling attention, engagement, turn-taking and social intent. However, gaze is often studied from the perspective of only one participant. This project will create a new dataset of synchronised eye movements from pairs of people engaged in natural social interactions, using two wearable Pupil Labs eye-tracking headsets. … Read more

[Unavailable] Gaze and Navigation: User Responses to Mutual and Averted Gaze in Virtual Crowds

This project will investigate how two core gaze behaviors, mutual gaze and gaze cueing, influence user behavior and attention in dynamic virtual environments. In real-world interactions, direct eye contact increases social presence and engagement, while observing another person’s gaze direction can automatically shift our own attention. Using immersive virtual reality, this study will simulate a … Read more