We're just scanning for the bear...

https://lemmy.world/post/43457616

I’m not buying that heatmap data. Why are almost all the dots on the left red? That would mean that women pick a random spot and focus on that for an extended period of time before moving on to the next. This is not really how you’d investigate a scene. The right images are much more believable to me: Short glances at random points to get an overview of the scene and then re-investigating points of interest.

I am a man, though. Women: Do you really stare random points into oblivion?

Considering how common and easy eye tracking is, this seems like some shitty science.
I feel like utilizing eye tracking would be used if they were to study this concept more deeply. That data would be more complicated to sift through given how much data and how many variables might come into play. Definitely more telling but also harder to analyze.
How so?
We're just scanning for the bear... - Sopuli

Lemmy

Thanks. But you can use eye tracking on static images with just a good webcam on a monitor.

Also in a live environment, presumed static (no people or traffic etc) image stabilization tech makes things much simpler.