Interactive and immersive technologies can significantly enhance the fruition of museums and exhibits. Several studies have proved that multimedia installations can attract visitors, presenting cultural and scientific information in an appealing way. In this article, we present our workflow for achieving a gaze-based interaction with artwork imagery. We designed both a tool for creating interactive “gaze-aware” images and an eye tracking application conceived to interact with those images with the gaze. Users can display different pictures, perform pan and zoom operations, and search for regions of interest with associated multimedia content (text, image, audio, or video). Besides being an assistive technology for motor impaired people (like most gaze-based interaction applications), our solution can also be a valid alternative to the common touch screen panels present in museums, in accordance with the new safety guidelines imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Experiments carried out with a panel of volunteer testers have shown that the tool is usable, effective, and easy to learn.

互动和沉浸式技术可以大大增强博物馆和展览品的成果。多项研究证明，多媒体装置可以吸引游客，以吸引人的方式展示文化和科学信息。在本文中，我们介绍了实现与艺术作品图像之间基于凝视的交互的工作流程。我们既设计了用于创建交互式“凝视感知”图像的工具，又设计了一种旨在与这些图像进行凝视交互的眼睛跟踪应用程序。用户可以显示不同的图片，执行平移和缩放操作，以及搜索具有相关多媒体内容（文本，图像，音频或视频）的感兴趣区域。除了作为运动障碍者的辅助技术（例如大多数基于凝视的交互应用程序）之外，根据COVID-19大流行实施的新安全准则，我们的解决方案也可以替代博物馆中常见的触摸屏面板。与一组自愿测试人员进行的实验表明，该工具是实用，有效且易于学习的。