ViewPoint EyeTracker

What ViewPoint EyeTracker is

ViewPoint EyeTracker is eye-tracking software for monitoring eye movement with compatible camera hardware. During a live study, its displays can show pupil position and velocity, fixation location and duration, pupil height and width, and ocular torsion. Other views include gaze point history, gaze trace, pen plots, gaze position and duration over stimuli, and X/Y position and velocity plots. The software can read ASCII data files back for post-study analysis, including regions of interest and gaze position and duration over stimuli.

ViewPoint provides interfaces for MATLAB, Presentation, E-Prime, Python and LabVIEW, and its Integrity interface suite is included free. ViewPointClient connects to a tracker over Ethernet and is included free for PC and Mac OS X. The standard SDK includes DLL and dylib interfaces, header and library files, and sample source code. Supported client options include Windows, macOS and Linux; applications can access data and control the tracker remotely in real time, insert markers and merge data from multiple sources. The listed 90 Hz monocular camera and illuminator package costs $5,998.00 USD once. Arrington Research, founded in 1995 by Dr. Karl Frederick Arrington, describes use across psychology, neuroscience, marketing research, sports, training and usability.

Who it suits

ViewPoint EyeTracker suits researchers and practitioners who need live eye movement measurements, gaze visualizations or post-hoc analysis. Its interfaces and SDK also suit teams connecting eye-tracking data to applications in psychology, neuroscience, marketing research, sports, training or usability.

Limits

The listed 90 Hz monocular camera and illuminator package is $5,998.00 USD once. Some 220 Hz and 400 Hz camera systems are marked discontinued or out of stock.

Getting started

1. Visit the ViewPoint product page.
2. Choose a compatible camera system; the listed package includes a 90 Hz monocular camera and adjustable intensity illuminator.
3. Connect the tracker to a supported Windows, macOS or Linux client.
4. Use the included ViewPointClient over Ethernet for PC or Mac OS X, or work through the SDK and listed interfaces.
5. Run a live study and inspect gaze displays, or read ASCII data files for post-hoc analysis.

Verdict

Choose ViewPoint EyeTracker if your work needs live eye movement monitoring, multiple gaze displays and interfaces for analysis or application control. The listed 90 Hz camera package costs $5,998.00 USD once, so buyers should look elsewhere if they need a software-only option or a lower-cost listed setup.