How to install, run and adjust the EyeTrackVR app. ​

Step 1: Download the EyeTrackVR Installer and install the EyeTrackVR app ​

Go to the latest GitHub release here and download the Setup.exe file.

Follow the prompts and the app should be installed.

Step 2: Run the EyeTrackVR app ​

If the Create Desktop Shortcut option was checked you should see an icon on your desktop, double click it to run.

You then should be greeted with a GUI that looks like this:

Step 3: Getting familiar with settings and terminology ​

Let's go over some basic terminology you will find in the app.

Starting from the top:

Right eye ​

Shows the right eye feed and settings only.

Left eye ​

Shows the left eye feed and settings only.

Both eyes ​

Shows both eyes' feed and settings.

Camera Address ​

This is where you enter the IP address of your camera. Alternatively, it can be used to put the cam number for wired cameras or pass in a video file.

Tracking Mode ​

This changes the GUI to the tracking mode where it outputs values.

Cropping Mode ​

This is where you will crop out your eye.

Threshold ​

This is used to cut out things that aren't dark like your pupil.

Rotation ​

For our method to work best, you want your eye to be level. Use this slider to adjust it to where that is the case.

Restart Calibration ​

This will start a calibration mode for your eye where you look to all extremes.

Recenter Eye ​

This will recenter your eye to whatever point you are looking at.

Step 4: Adding your cameras to the software and configuring them ​

Wireless configuration ​

Power your ESPs and find what the IP address is for your right eye. This can be done by opening both Cameras in a browser and then holding your finger over your right eye camera.

Copy that IP address and then close the browser tab with it open.

Enter that IP address into the app's Camera Address field.

Press the Save and Restart Tracking button.

Wired configuration (experimental) ​

Note this is a Beta app feature only. Please use the latest Open Beta in the Discord. ​

Find your ESPs in Device Manager and figure out their COM port numbers, e.g. COM4.

Enter that COM port number into the app's Camera Address field.

Press the Save and Restart Tracking button.

Setting up ROI ​

Don't see your camera feed? That's because an ROI hasn't been set yet.

Now press the Cropping Mode button. You should see a feed of your camera.

Put your headset on and use an application to see your desktop. (Virtual desktop, SteamVR desktop, etc.)

You should see something like this:

Now, draw a rectangle that selects your eye.

A good example of an ROI

Head back over to the Tracking mode.

We will now adjust our rotation by moving the Rotation slider.

From this:

To this:

Now we will adjust our threshold.

Continuing with your headset on, move the slider all the way up. start slowly backing it off until mainly only your pupil is being visualized in the threshold viewer.

Example of a threshold being too low:

Example of too high of a threshold:

Example of a good threshold:

Repeat everything in this step for your left eye.

Step 5: Calibrating your eyes ​

Once your eye is trackable by the software we need to calibrate it.

Press the Restart Calibration button and look around. The important part is that you look to all extremes, all the way up, left, etc. Once you have done so, wait for the Mode to say Tracking

The next step is to center your eye.

Look straight forward and press the Recenter Eye button.

Your eye is now fully calibrated.

Repeat for your other eye.