Come to your senses

Using an eye tracker to record people’s eye movements while they look around the world is of great interest for both diagnostic and research purposes. We recorded people’s eye movements in 2 different scenarios: while they engaged in making eye contact with an actor on a screen (akin to a Skype scenario) and while they engaged in “forced” periods of eye contact with another person in real life. We examined whether how participants looked another person reveals important information about themselves, and whether looking at another person on a screen is similar to looking at them in real life.

If your clothes could talk what would they say? We all have smart phones and we also could eventually all have smart clothes. So what are smart textiles and how might they change the way you interact with computers in the future? From jumpers that track your breathing to trousers that know when you’re talking, we will delve into the world of electronic textiles and what they can (and can’t) do.