Improving Collaboration in Augmented Video Conference using Mutually Shared Gaze

G. A. Lee , S. Kim , Y. Lee , A. Dey , T. Piumsomboon , M. Norman , M. Billinghurst

ICAT-EGVE

In augmented video conferencing, a local worker wearing a headset and camera shares their view with a remote helper, but the effect of sharing gaze had barely been studied. Using a prototype that shares both users' eye gaze, this study compared four conditions varying which directions of gaze were shared, during a real-world task. Sharing each other's gaze in both directions significantly improved collaboration and communication.

@inproceedings{lee2017,
  author    = {G. A. Lee and S. Kim and Y. Lee and A. Dey and T. Piumsomboon and M. Norman and M. Billinghurst},
  title     = {Improving Collaboration in Augmented Video Conference using Mutually Shared Gaze},
  booktitle = {ICAT-EGVE},
  pages     = {197-204},
  doi       = {10.2312/egve.20171359},
  year      = {2017}
}