The fundamentals of eye tracking part 3: How to choose an eye tracker

Marcus Nyström; Ignace T.C. Hooge; Roy S. Hessels; Richard Andersson; Dan Witzner Hansen; Roger Johansson; Diederick C. Niehorster

doi:10.3758/s13428-024-02587-x

The fundamentals of eye tracking part 3: How to choose an eye tracker

Marcus Nyström^*
, Ignace T.C. Hooge
, Roy S. Hessels
, Richard Andersson
, Dan Witzner Hansen
, Roger Johansson
, Diederick C. Niehorster

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

There is an abundance of commercial and open-source eye trackers available for researchers interested in gaze and eye movements. Which aspects should be considered when choosing an eye tracker? The paper describes what distinguishes different types of eye trackers, their suitability for different types of research questions, and highlights questions researchers should ask themselves to make an informed choice.

Original language	English
Article number	67
Number of pages	28
Journal	Behavior Research Methods
Volume	57
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-024-02587-x
Publication status	Published - 22 Jan 2025

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Open access funding provided by Lund University. The authors have no funding to declare.

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Lunds Universitet

Keywords

Choosing
Eye movements
Eye tracking
Gaze direction

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