Eye Tracking as Interface for the Design of Generative Visual Forms and Patterns

Copyright is held by the author/owner(s). CHI 2013 Workshop on ”Gaze Interaction in the Post-WIMP World”, April 27, 2013, Paris, France. Abstract This research investigates the potential of eye tracking as an interface to parameter search in visual design. We outline our experimental framework where a user’s gaze acts as guiding feedback mechanism in an exploration of the state space of parametric designs. A small scale pilot study was carried out where participants influence the evolution of generative patterns by looking at a screen while having their eyes tracked. Preliminary findings suggest that although our eye tracking system can be used to effectively navigate small areas of a parametric design’s state-space, there are challenges to overcome before such a system is practical in a design context. Finally we outline future directions of this research.