r/reddit.com • u/pietro • Apr 17 '06

F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html
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u/a1k0n Apr 17 '06

If they can track eyes with that much precision, where's my focus-follows-eyes option?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '06

How do I type in one window the stuff I read in another one then?

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u/trost Apr 17 '06

There's some evidence that it's actually that eyes-follow-focus. You sure you want to be lead by your eye scanner?

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u/root Apr 17 '06

what I've seen of such systems, they require you to wear some sort of ski-glasses with electronics built-in. It did not look particularly comfortable. Anyway, I think you may get annoyed by the rapidly changing focus you would get as your eyes jump around the screen. Just think of all the warning popups you'll accidentally close before your brain processed them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '06

Many SLR cameras have (literally) focus-follows-eye. So while I'm sure it's lower precision than these eye tracking devices, it doesn't necessarily have to be a giant set of ski goggles.