Gaze in remote collaboration: Where do people look during video conference in the context of student collaboration
Qin, MoShi (2023)
2023
Master's Programme in Computing Sciences
Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunta - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2023-05-05
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202304214115
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202304214115
Tiivistelmä
This thesis presents the results of an exploratory pilot study designed to investigate where people look during remote collaboration using video conferencing. The main research question was "Where do people look at when having a remote meeting?" The experiment involved six participants recruited from Tampere University, who were divided into two groups of three. Each round of the experiment consisted of two tasks. In the first task, participants were given questions to discuss, and they were encouraged to talk freely. In the second task, participants were asked to solve puzzles on the Mural board. Gaze information was collected using myGaze software and ETU driver, with the duration of participants' gaze on areas of interest calculated using Excel formulas.
The study found that the majority of the time during the video conference was spent looking at the videos of other participants. There was no significant difference in the mean duration of looking at their own video images between the two genders. The study also found that when working on platforms that indicate the cursor locations of users, looking at the videos of others was not necessarily needed, as hearing was more relied on.
This study served as an exploratory pilot study, providing insights into where people look during remote collaboration using video conferencing. The findings of this study can be used to guide future research in this area and inform the design of video conferencing tools that can better support remote collaboration. Overall, this study contributes to a growing body of research on remote collaboration and provides insights into the role of gaze during video conferencing.
The study found that the majority of the time during the video conference was spent looking at the videos of other participants. There was no significant difference in the mean duration of looking at their own video images between the two genders. The study also found that when working on platforms that indicate the cursor locations of users, looking at the videos of others was not necessarily needed, as hearing was more relied on.
This study served as an exploratory pilot study, providing insights into where people look during remote collaboration using video conferencing. The findings of this study can be used to guide future research in this area and inform the design of video conferencing tools that can better support remote collaboration. Overall, this study contributes to a growing body of research on remote collaboration and provides insights into the role of gaze during video conferencing.