Visualizing Gaze Presence for 360° Cameras

Advancements in 360° cameras have increased their related

livestreams. In the case of video conferencing, 360° cameras

provide almost unrestricted visibility into a conference room for a

remote viewer without the need for an articulating camera. However,

local participants are left wondering if someone is connected and

where remote participants might be looking. To address this, we

fabricated a prototype device that shows the gaze and presence of

remote 360° viewers using a ring of LEDs that match the remote

viewports. We discuss the long term use of one of the prototypes in

a lecture hall and present future directions for visualizing gaze

presence in 360° video streams.