[visionlist] Mapping the eye-tracking market

[Henrik Olsson]

Hi everyone!

I and my colleague Gustaf Stetler are writing our Master Thesis at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, with the working-title "Mapping the eye-tracking market through identifying core user-needs”

In our project we are trying to get insights on how, and in which way, the requirements and demands differ depending on what kind of research the users are doing. Furthermore, we are trying to connect these needs to the technical specifications of different eye-tracking equipments. The ultimate aim of our research is consequently to present a comparison between the products based on user needs.

We therefore, are highly interested in if;


a)    You are aware of previous published papers similar to our.

b)  You can take a few minutes to answer a couple of questions regarding this matter (see below).



Do you have any personal experience with using eye-tracking equipment?
If yes,

-           Which product/s have you been using? And for which kind of research?

-           What are your three main criteria when evaluating an eye-tracking equipment? And why are they of such an importance for your kind of research (please describe)?

-           What do you consider to be the central issue to solve to make eye-tracking BIG/even BIGGER in the research field you are working in?

-          What would you like to improve with your current eye-tracker to better fulfill your needs?
If no (and you have considered eye-tracking as an option),

-          Why have you decided not to invest in an eye-tracking equipment? I.e. what are the main reasons for this decision?

o   What are the central technological limitations of the eye-tracking products available today that make them an inappropriate alternative for your specific research?

-          Finally, what would have to improve for you to re-consider?
Our last question is about your perceived image of “the biggest companies” within the eye-tracking market. If you have any thoughts of that nature regarding any of the following companies, please describe briefly.

-               SMI?

-               SR research?

-               Tobii?

-               ASL



Once again, we would really appreciate any kind of feedback regarding this topic since it would be very valuable for our research!
Please send your answers to heolsson at kth.se<mailto:heolsson at kth.se>
Kind Regards!
Henrik Olsson & Gustaf Stetler
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