Proceedings of the 2002 symposium on Eye tracking research & applications
Venue: Eye Tracking Research & Application (2002)

The inaugural Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETtLA) 2000 Symposium brought together an interdisciplinary group of researchers from 6 countries. The success of this meeting laid the groundwork for future symposia (currently on a biennial schedule). Since the year 2000 meeting, reports of various novel eye tracking applications have appeared, ranging from gaze-con- tingent Level-Of-Detail computer graphics to Human-Computer Interaction usability studies, from new psychophysical studies to the development of new eye tracking technologies. The motiva- tion of the ETRA Symposium calls for the discussion of just such theoretical and applied eye tracking issues.The scope of the Symposium falls within a fairly narrow human- computer interaction domain, yet it spans a vast range of inter- disciplinary research activities. There are at least three broad interdisciplinary domains that stand to benefit from eye tracking research: visual perception, human-computer interaction, and computer graphics. The amalgamation of these topics forms a symbiotic relationship. Graphical techniques provide a means of generating rich sets of visual stimuli ranging from 2D imagery to 3D immersive virtual worlds while research exploring visual attention and perception influences the generation of artificial scenes and worlds. Applications derived from these disciplines create a powerful human-computer interaction modality, namely interaction based on knowledge of the user's gaze.Answering the Call For Participation, 29 papers were submitted by authors from 7 countries working in diverse research areas. The final Proceedings contains 18 papers, selected by peer review. The 18 full papers have been grouped into 6 generally related themes of 3 papers each. These groupings were deter- mined after the paper selection process was completed.This year's paper selection process continued to strive for impar- tiality and rigor, requiring at least two reviews of each paper. The final paper selections were made by the program Co-Chairs following review rankings of all papers. Prior to this process, authors were encouraged to submit their work in final proceed- ings format and reviewers were instructed to consider each paper for publication as-is, with no changes required. Authors of accepted papers were, however, instructed to respond to the criti- cisms of their reviewers before submitting the final camera- ready copy for publication.Twenty-nine individuals, considered to possess expertise in the field of eye tracking, eye movement research, psychology, or human-computer interaction, volunteered for the Program Committee. Paper reviews were assigned to reviewers matching their area of research expertise. Reviews of papers were prohibit- ed from committee members where the review would present a conflict of interest. Throughout the review process it was stressed that membership on committee provided no leniencies for review of the paper.Each reviewer evaluated at least 2 papers. This year's review process was double-blind, i.e., committee members did not know the identities of the authors and identities of the reviewers were hidden from the authors. Through password-protected web access, completed reviews were made available only to corre- sponding paper authors as well as to the program Co-Chairs. The entire review process was conducted electronically through web access and emall exchanges. The final paper selection was con- ducted by the program Co-Chairs through emall and teleconfer- ence.