visual tracking

Gaze follows movement

Visual tracking is the ability to follow a moving object with the eyes, or systems designed to do so.

In human development, it's an early skill—infants learn to track faces and objects.

In technology, visual tracking refers to software or hardware that monitors movement: The security system uses visual tracking to follow subjects across multiple cameras.

Eye-tracking studies measure where people look on screens or pages.

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pursuit · pattern recognition · gaze · augmented reality · heads-up display · neural pathways · optic nerve · motion detection · target acquisition · laser focus · driving safety · nystagmus · surveillance technology · security camera · ocular · eye movement · depth perception · homing

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peripheral vision · zoning out · blank stare · staring into space · tunnel vision

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Absence of vision

visual impairment · eyes closed · looking away · sightlessness · averting gaze

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