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Eye Gaze

Also known as: Gaze, Gaze Direction, Visual Gaze

The direction and focus of a person's eyes during visual attention, used both as a communication signal and as a measurable indicator of cognitive processing. In sign language communication, eye gaze serves critical linguistic functions including marking grammatical relationships, regulating turn-taking, and conveying pronominal references. In accessibility and HCI research, eye gaze patterns are studied through eye-tracking technology to understand how users interact with interfaces and to develop gaze-based input methods for people with motor impairments.

Category: human-computer interaction · communication · Deaf accessibility · input methods

Related: Eye Tracking · Sign Language · Non-manual Markers · Attention Management

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