Recommendation? Eye Tracking Device for UsabilityTest

Shima . . . FWIW, some years ago there seemed a lot of these systems,
used or almost new, for sale, cheap. Not sure if folks ever found ways
to formally post them. A large design agency I worked with, asked me
to help sell their barely used system; I found a buyer via a friend of
a friend (etc.) who worked in a heavy industry-machinery corporation,
with a government contract. Seemed a win-win. Hmm, perhaps Craigslist?

- AS

On 3/30/07, Dennis Morrow <dmorrow at webassociates.com> wrote:
> Hi Shima,
>
> I was in your same situation about a year ago. First thing I would do
> is decide what type of system you want (Headset, Chinrest, or Monitor)
> each of them has their pros and cons.
>
> Once you decide that, you'll narrow your search drastically. We decided
> to go with a monitor base system (Where everything is built into or
> around the monitor). The 2 companies I would recommend for that are
> www.eyegaze.com and www.Tobii.com
>
> Eyegaze solutions run between $20,000 - $40,000
> Tobii solutions run between $24,000 - $45,000
>
> The price all depends on how many extras you want.
>
> We decided to go with Tobii for many reasons:
> 1) Tobii is used in a lot of major companies and universities around the
> world
> 2) The system is portable
> 3) Everything is built into the monitor unit so you can't even tell you
> are being tested
> 4) Calibration is simple and fast
> 5) The analysis software is very powerful and easy to use
>
> If you would like to chat about it more, you can contact me off-list.
>
> Hope this helps,
> :Dennis
>
> Dennis Morrow
> Manager, Information Architecture
> Web Associates Inc.
> 805.596.2412 desk
> 805.471.7967 cell
> http://webassociates.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of
> Shima Kazerooni
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:17 PM
> To: discuss at ixda.org; Shima Kazerooni
> Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Recommendation? Eye Tracking Device for
> UsabilityTest
>
> Hi,
>
> We are researching about possibly purchasing eye tracking devices
> (hardware and software) for usability tests. Any information about the
> following (or other related information) is really appreciated:
>
> - What are some of the companies you might recommend that are
> selling these devices?
>
> - What is the average cost?
>
> - How easy or difficult is it to set up and use the device?
>
> Thank you,
> Shima
>
>
>
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