{"id":1269,"date":"2020-08-31T04:26:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T03:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carmont.com\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2020-08-31T04:33:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T03:33:07","slug":"tobii-eye-tracker-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmont.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/tobii-eye-tracker-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobii Eye Tracker 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest version of eye-tracking from Tobii has improved the head tracking performance greatly.? I am writing this from the perspective of a simulator player where head tracking is, for me,? more valuable than eye-tracking.<\/p>\n<p>Before going any further it is worth mentioning that setup and calibration of the system are completely automatic and is a quick process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1655\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1655\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" src=\"https:\/\/davidcarmont.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_.jpg\" alt=\"Tobbi eytracker in use\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carmont.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/71UX0pLF2kL._AC_SL1500_-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tobii Eyetracker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tobii Eye Tracker 4 provided excellent eye-tracking, however, is simulations like Euro Truck Simulator 2 or American Truck Simulator eye tracking is problematic as you are constantly scanning, speedometer, road, signs, sat-nav etc.? The result is an almost continually moving display that is more distracting than useful.<\/p>\n<p>Tuning the settings could produce a workable solution, but meant disabling and limiting a lot of the potential of the product, and the head tracking was not as responsive as you might want<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1663\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1663\" class=\"wp-image-1663\" src=\"https:\/\/davidcarmont.wpcomstaging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tet5-better-headpose.jpg\" alt=\"EyeTracker\" width=\"404\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eye Tracker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eye Tracker 5 has greatly improved head tracking and is fast and responsive.? Within the hour I was completely comfortable with using the system almost forgetting it was there.<\/p>\n<p>Setup was further enhanced as SCS have now built-in Tobii support in ETS2 and ATS.<\/p>\n<p>On the downside, this is an expensive piece of kit, but what it brings to the gaming experience cannot be overestimated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=GB&#038;source=ss&#038;ref=as_ss_li_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=thecollectedwork&#038;language=en_GB&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=GB&#038;placement=B0897GCBWW&#038;asins=B0897GCBWW&#038;linkId=18b3adb986c63fb93456811cfeb52df0&#038;show_border=true&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Images in this post courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobii.com\/\">tobii.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest version of eye-tracking from Tobii has improved the head tracking performance greatly.? I am writing this from the perspective of a simulator player where head tracking is, for me,? more valuable than eye-tracking. 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