ArticleAttention, perception & psychophysics2022
Eye contact avoidance in crowds: A large wearable eye-tracking study.
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- PyNeon: A Python package for the analysis of Neon multimodal mobile eye-tracking data.Behavior research methods · 2026Article
- The fundamentals of eye tracking, Part 7: Determining data quality.Behavior research methods · 2026Article
- Eye-Tracked Visual Attention to Anthropomorphic Appearance and Empathic Responses in AI Medical Conversational Agents: Dissociating Trust Gains from Attentional Synergy.Journal of eye movement research · 2026Article
- The fundamentals of eye tracking part 6: Working with areas of interest.Behavior research methods · 2026Article
- Implementing mobile eye tracking in psychological research: A practical guide.Behavior research methods · 2024Review
- Looking, pointing, and talking together: How dyads of differential expertise coordinate attention during conversation.PloS one · 2024Article
- Advances in Materials, Sensors, and Integrated Systems for Monitoring Eye Movements.Biosensors · 2022Review
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Abstract
Eye contact is essential for human interactions. We investigated whether humans are able to avoid eye contact while navigating crowds. At a science festival, we fitted 62 participants with a wearable eye tracker and instructed them to walk a route. Half of the participants were further instructed to avoid eye contact. We report that humans can flexibly allocate their gaze while navigating crowds and avoid eye contact primarily by orienting their head and eyes towards the floor. We discuss implications for crowd navigation and gaze behavior. In addition, we address a number of issues encountered in such field studies with regard to data quality, control of the environment, and participant adherence to instructions. We stress that methodological innovation and scientific progress are strongly interrelated.
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