Zhao, RichardShishir, Naznin Sharmin2025-01-152025-01-152025-01-10Shishir, N. (2025). Evaluating eye-tracking multimodal interactions in virtual reality (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.https://hdl.handle.net/1880/120442Virtual reality (VR) has gained significant traction as a tool for both education and gaming in recent years. This research explores the accuracy and effectiveness of eye tracking as an object interaction method in VR. Specifically, this thesis presents the development of an interactive virtual environment designed to compare the interaction time, accuracy, and task load associated with eye tracking, distance-based hand tracking, and close-up grabbing during interactions with 3D objects. A user study was conducted to compare the three interaction methods. The findings provide evidence that eye-tracking multimodal interactions outperforms both hand tracking methods across multiple metrics.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Computer Sciencemaster thesis