The Eyes and Games: A Survey of Visual Attention and Eye Tracking Input in Video Games

Samuel Almeida, Ana Isabel Veloso, Licínio Roque, Óscar Mealha · 2011

V ideo games have existed for over half a century. Visual attention and eye movement studies, as well as techniques to analyze these movements, have occupied the attention of researchers since late 19 th century. This paper presents a review of the state of the art on how video games and visual attention relate as well as how eye tracking has been used to the benefit of video games, both as a form of input as well as a method of evaluation and analysis. To conclude, a brief look into future perspectives of visual attention and eye tracking with video games will be presented.

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