Areas Of Interest (AOIs)
Understand the metrics and stats calculated for each Area of Interest
What is AOI?
Area of Interest (AOI) is an analytical, easy-to-use tool that allows users to calculate quantitative eye movement measures. By drawing a boundary around a specific area of an image, you can obtain various eye-tracking metrics.
AOI Metrics
Fixation-Based Metrics:
- Average TTFF (Time To First Fixation): The average time it takes participants to first look at the AOI.
- Average Time Spent: The average duration participants focus on the AOI.
- Fixations: The total number of fixations within the AOI (more fixations indicate higher visual attention).
- Ratio: The percentage of participants who fixated on the AOI.
- Average Fixation Duration: The average duration of each fixation.
- Average FFD (First Fixation Duration): The average duration of the first fixation.
Gaze-Based Metrics:
- Average TTFG (Time To First Gaze): The average time taken to first gaze at the AOI.
- Average Time Spent: The total time participants spent gazing at the AOI.
- Gazes: The total number of gazes within the AOI.
- Ratio: The percentage of participants who gazed at the AOI.
General AOI Metrics:
- Average Revisits: The average number of times participants looked back at the AOI.
- Clicks: The total number of clicks within the AOI.
- TTFC (Time To First Click): The average time taken to first click on the AOI.
- AOI Size: Expressed as a percentage relative to the entire image size (recommended minimum: 5-10%).
- AOI Time Range: The time period during which AOI values are calculated (adjustable via the orange slider under the heatmap).