Eye Tracking for Psychologists: An Introduction to EyeLink Hardware and Software
This one day workshop is ideal for researchers who are new to eye tracking and would like to learn how to get the most from their EyeLink systems. It provides detailed training in hardware use, including advice on how to set up EyeLink eye trackers optimally and how to maximise eye tracking data quality. Participants will have access to the latest EyeLink systems (EyeLink 1000 Plus, EyeLink Portable Duo) to practice on. The workshop also provides an introduction to SR Research Experiment Builder and Data Viewer software. People who participate in this workshop will have a sufficient grounding for any of the Advanced Workshops that follow.
Schedule:
09:00 - 09:30: Registration / Welcome
09:30 - 10:00: How EyeLink eye trackers work: A brief introduction to EyeLink hardware. Having a sophisticated understanding of the EyeLink hardware and Host software allows users to ensure they are using the equipment to its full potential.
10:00 - 11:00: Eye Tracking Data Quality - How to maximize it and how to measure it: A detailed discussion of concepts such as "accuracy", "precision", "noise" etc that are commonly used in eye tracking literature - including practical information on how they can be measured / reported. This is followed by detailed description and practical demonstration of the steps that can be taken to maximise data quality with the EyeLink system - including detailed instructions for optimal participant set up and calibration etc.
11:00 - 11:30: Tea / Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30: Hands on training: Practice setting up systems and participants, performing calibrations, calibration checks on a range of different EyeLink systems / camera mounts. Learn to recognize and avoid poor quality data.
12:30 - 13:30: Lunch
13:30 - 15:00: Introduction to Experiment Builder: A "hands on" session - after a brief introduction, participants will work on prepared scripts that we will provide, and learn key Experiment Builder concepts such as using nested sequences, data sources, referencing, conditional branching and much more.
15:00 - 15:30: Tea / Coffee Break
15:30 - 17:00: Introduction to Data Viewer: Another hands on session - after a brief introduction, participants will use prepared data sets to learn how to create Interest Areas, Interest Periods, use Trial Grouping and Aggregate Data mode, generate heat maps and output reports and much more.