Old News

2015/09/08

• Update document: USB I/O units (SimpleGazeTracker 0.7.0 or later).

2015/08/06

• Bug fix: Sample 03: Gaze-contingent mask and Sample 07: Transfering event data and gaze position data during the experiment. Sample 07 doesn't work in dummy mode. This bug will be fixed in the next release.

2015/06/03

• GazeParser 0.8.2 is released. A new component, "GazeParserGetPos" is added. Several problems in PsychoPy components are fixed. GazeParser can receive camera image size from SimpleGazeTracker and fit image buffer size to it. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Update documents

  • How to control SimpleGazeTracker from your application

  • Using PsychoPyComponents

• New sample: Sample 08: Setting screen parameters at run time

2015/03/27

• Add document: Using PsychoPyComponents.

2015/03/25

• GazeParser 0.8.1 is released. Several problems in PsychoPy components are fixed. See ChangeLog for detail.

2015/03/20

• Update documents: Changes in pupil detection (version 0.8.0)

重要

Configuration file of SimpleGazeTracker 0.8.0 is NOT COMPATIBLE with that of 0.7.0 or former. Please open old configuration file and replace MINPOINTS and MAXPOINTS with MIN_PUPIL_WIDTH and MAX_PUPIL_POINTS respectively. If you don't need old configuration file, remove old configuration file and run SimpleGazeTracker. This specification is modified in 0.8.1

2015/03/14

• GazeParser 0.8.0 is released. PsychoPy components for GazeParser are added. Calibration data can be recorded to SimpleGazeTracker data file. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Update documents

  • Configure SimpleGazeTracker (0.12.0 or later)

  • Calibration procedure

  • Format of the SimpleGazeTracker CSV data file (0.8.0)

  • Adjusting camera (monocular recording)

  • How to control SimpleGazeTracker from your application

  • Tutorial 02: Basic data analysis

2014/08/12

• GazeParser 0.7.0 is released. Measurement Computing's USB I/O units are supported by SimpleGazeTracker. By this, SimpleGazeTracker can record analog and/or digital inputs simultaneously with gaze data. The setPos problem in ControllerPsychoPyBackend is fixed. See ChangeLog for detail.

• From 0.7.0, SimpleGazeTracker does not officially support MacOS X due to lack of development resources. GazeParser will continue to support MacOS X.

• Update documents

  • Setting up VisualStudio2019 to build SimpleGazeTracker (SimpleGazeTracker 0.12.0)

  • Build SimpleGazeTracker (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)

  • Install GazeParser (Mac OS X)

  • Configure SimpleGazeTracker (0.12.0 or later)

  • Format of the SimpleGazeTracker CSV data file (0.7.0)

  • Tutorial 02: Basic data analysis.

2014/04/04

• ControllerPsychoPyBackend is not compatible with PsychoPy 1.79.0 or later because setPos method doesn't support units option any longer in these versions of PsychoPy. This problem will be fixed in the next release.

• Samples scripts of Sample 03: Gaze-contingent mask is modified to import Image from PIL if import Image is failed (For Pillow users).

• Typo in sample05_caltargetslow_VisionEgg.py (Sample 05: Custmizing calibration target motion) is fixed.

2013/12/10

• GazeParser 0.6.6 is released. Now SimpleGazeTracker OptiTrack edition and GPC5300 edition can run on 64bit Windows. Commandline options are added to SimpleGazeTracker to change configuration and data directories. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Add document: SimpleGazeTracker commandline options, Resampling data.

• Update document: Building SimpleGazeTracker for unsupported cameras

2013/06/06

• Add document: Sample 07: Transfering event data and gaze position data during the experiment

• Update document: Building SimpleGazeTracker for unsupported cameras

2013/06/03

• GazeParser 0.6.5 is released. Several bugs are fixed. SimpleGazeTracker GPC5300 edition supports redording status of digital input ports. Debian .deb installers are prepared. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Update document: Calibration procedure, Configure SimpleGazeTracker (0.12.0 or later), Location of GazeParser Configuration file and Format of the SimpleGazeTracker CSV data file (0.5.3 to 0.6.6).

• A tiny toolbox named sgttoolbox is under development to make SimpleGazeTracker controllable from octave/psychtoolbox3.

2013/03/29

• GazeParser 0.6.4 is released. Data transfer during recording is extended. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Add document: Building SimpleGazeTracker for unsupported cameras

• Update document: How to control SimpleGazeTracker from your application

2013/02/28

• libiomp5md.dll is appended to Windows Installer for SimpleGazeTracker FlyCapture2 edition. The installer is updated without changing version number.

• Add document: Setting up VisualStudio2019 to build SimpleGazeTracker (SimpleGazeTracker 0.12.0)

2013/02/22

• PointGrey Flea3 FL3-U3-13Y3M-C is added to Cameras used for development.

• Camera-specific configuration file for SimpleGazeTracker FlyCapture2 edition is described in Configure SimpleGazeTracker (0.12.0 or later).

• Notice for use of OptiTrack V100R2 is added to Cameras used for development: Camera unit should be placed near participant's face to prevent bright pupil.

• Update document: Sample 06: Verifying fixation before starting a trial

2013/02/21

• GazeParser 0.6.3 is released. Bugs in 0.6.2 were fixed. Several experimental functions are added. FlyCapture2 edition is added to SimpleGazeTracker. See ChangeLog for detail.

2012/12/22

• Update document: Sample 06: Verifying fixation before starting a trial

2012/12/16

• Paper on GazeParser is available at SpringerLink.

  • Sogo, H. (2013) GazeParser: an open-source and multiplatform library for low-cost eye tracking and analysis. Behavior Reserch Methods. doi:10.3758/s13428-012-0286-x

2012/12/12

• GazeParser 0.6.2 is released. Several bugs in 0.6.1 were fixed. Default behavior of SimpleGazeTracker is changed to prevent overwriting existing file when opening a new data file. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Add document: Sample 06: Verifying fixation before starting a trial

2012/12/07

• Update document: Tutorial 02: Basic data analysis

2012/12/01

• Problems in using 'cm' and 'deg' in getSpatialError() and verifyFixation() is fixed. GazeParser-0.6.1-win32.exe and GazeParser-0.6.1.zip are updated without changing version number.

• Update documents:

  • Install GazeParser/SimpleGazeTracker

  • Configure GazeParser

  • Configure GazeParser.TrackingTools

2012/11/30

• GazeParser 0.6.1 is released. See ChangeLog for detail.

2012/11/08

• Add document: Applying low-pass filter is added to Tutorial 01

2012/11/06

• Update document: Tutorial 01: How to generate GazeParser data file

2012/11/02

• Add documents:

  • Sample 05: Custmizing calibration target motion

  • Tutorial 01: How to generate GazeParser data file (previous tutorial 01 is moved to Tutorial 02: Basic data analysis)

2012/11/01

• GazeParser 0.6.0 is released. UTF-8 messages are supported in GazeParser. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Following documents are added or updated.

  • Configure GazeParser

  • Configure GazeParser.TrackingTools

  • How to control SimpleGazeTracker from your application

  • Sample 01: Controlling SimpleGazeTracker from GazeParser.TrackingTools

  • Sample 04: Dynamic calibration target

2012/10/18

• Add document: How to control SimpleGazeTracker from your application - Please note that SimpleGazeTracker is under development and therefore commands may be added, modified or deleted.

2012/10/16

• Add document: Why IR illumination is necessary?

2012/10/15

• GazeParser 0.5.3 is released. Pupillometry function is added to SimpleGazeTracker. See ChangeLog for detail.

2012/09/10

• Add document: Single-PC recording

2012/08/27

• GazeParser 0.5.2 is released. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Sample04 GazeParser.TrackingTools is added.

• Delay from stimulus presentation to image capture is updated.

2012/08/02

• Sample03 GazeParser.TrackingTools is added.

2012/07/31

• GazeParser 0.5.1 is released. Pupil detection performance is improved. See ChangeLog for detail.

• Some issues on synchronization between PCs are described at Advanced topics.

2012/07/24

• Sample01 and Sample02 of GazeParser.TrackingTools are added.

2012/06/28

• GazeParser 0.5.0 is released. See ChangeLog for detail.

2012/05/24

• GazeParser 0.4.1 is released. See ChangeLog for detail.

2012/05/10

• GazeParser 0.4.0 is released.