The fundamentals of eye tracking part 4: Tools for conducting an eye tracking study

Publication date

2025-01-06

Authors

Niehorster, Diederick C.
Nyström, Marcus
Hessels, Roy S.ISNI 0000000492511886
Andersson, Richard
Benjamins, Jeroen S.ORCID 0000-0003-4341-7167ISNI 0000000389242606
Hansen, Dan Witzner
Hooge, Ignace T.C.ISNI 0000000390565613

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Abstract

Researchers using eye tracking are heavily dependent on software and hardware tools to perform their studies, from recording eye tracking data and visualizing it, to processing and analyzing it. This article provides an overview of available tools for research using eye trackers and discusses considerations to make when choosing which tools to adopt for one’s study.

Keywords

Eye tracking, Hardware and, Programming, Software, Tools, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Psychology (miscellaneous), General Psychology

Citation

Niehorster, D C, Nyström, M, Hessels, R S, Andersson, R, Benjamins, J S, Hansen, D W & Hooge, I T C 2025, 'The fundamentals of eye tracking part 4 : Tools for conducting an eye tracking study', Behavior Research Methods, vol. 57, no. 1, 46. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-024-02529-7