Eye Tracking in Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Research: Ready to Deliver the Promises

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Jacob, R. J. K. & Kam, K. S. (2003) 'Eye tracking in human-computer interaction and usability research: Ready to deliver the promises', in Hyönä, J., Radach, R. & Deubel, H. (eds.) *The Mind's Eye: Cognitive and Applied Aspects of Eye Movement Research*. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science BV. doi: 10.1016/B978-044451020-4/50031-1.

Commentary framing eye tracking in HCI as serving retrospective usability analysis and real-time interaction; introduces the Midas touch problem. Compiled into [[gaze-based-hci-and-usability]].

```bibtex
@incollection{jacob2003hci,
  author    = {Jacob, Robert J. K. and Karn, Keith S.},
  title     = {Eye tracking in human-computer interaction and usability research: {Ready} to deliver the promises},
  booktitle = {The Mind's Eye: Cognitive and Applied Aspects of Eye Movement Research},
  editor    = {Hy{\"o}n{\"a}, Jukka and Radach, Ralph and Deubel, Heiner},
  publisher = {Elsevier Science BV},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  year      = {2003},
  doi       = {10.1016/B978-044451020-4/50031-1}
}
```

> Note (2026-05-31): the RAW PDF prints the second author's surname as "Kam"; the correct published surname is "Karn" (Keith S. Karn). Metadata uses the correct "Karn".

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