Release Notes

Changelog: 

Version 2.0 Beta 1 7/18/24

• Upgraded GUI functionality, including multiple condition setups and more advanced experiment design

• Improved organization of code and class structure

• Ability to store and load custom experiment setup project files

• New folder and project based structure (all data, recordings, replays stored per folder)

• New options for directory management within the GUI

• A unified script for 3D models and 360 media

• Updated heatmap visualization, including dynamic playback and aggregated heatmap

• Fixation and dwell sphere visualizations

• Improved scan and dispersion paths

• Optimizations and general improvements on Session Replay

• Enhanced algorithms for fixations and saccades

• Saccade amplitude, velocity and peak velocity (trial data and experiment summary)

• Better performance and lower memory usage

• Enhanced rating system and participant instructions (including custom images)

• Detailed data collection for specific objects of interest

• Providing of raw data and summary data files 

• Individual eye data for intersect points and eye rotation

• Simplified data toggling per trial

• Avatar animations in session replay

• Improved setup for 360 regions of interest

• Improved experiment paradigms and flow control using GUI, STIM Files or code

• Noise reduction algorithm

• Ability to publish experiments as executables

• Save data files as combined or per trial

• Jump To Navigation Menu

• Updated 3D Menu Tool

• Traffic flow and collision example (in Driving Example)

• Memory Task

• Choice Comparison experiment

• And much more

Version 1.10.0 4/15/24

• Updated AI agent example

• Added education application example (with optional AI add-on)

• Full body avatars for Multi-User conversation interactions

• Added navigation for server side view

• Added foot tracking 

• Fixed issue with DataLogger for custom data and subsequent trial time stamps starting not at 0 (also for Omnicept and Visual Search example) 

• Added STIM file example for Video Player

• Added instructions example for non-GUI to add start and end instructions easier

• Updated custom settings code

• Vive Tracker tracking object and body tracking examples

• Added screen capture to session replay

• Updated Visual Search

• Updated Audio recording replay to load saved file

• Updated transcribe audio

• Added empty option for avatar head

• Ability to toggle off controllers for multi-user

• Added Omnicept 360 video example

• New avatars from Reallusion and Avaturn included

• Rating v2 for Multi User

• Rating choice attribute accessible with Rating v2

• Updated Ratingv2 example

• Updated Spatial Accuracy Eye Tracker Test to add headers for errors file

• Fixed issue with Walk the Plank example

• Fixed issue with smooth pursuit example

Version 1.9.9 3/7/24

• Updated support for mixed reality eye tracking (object identification and heatmaps)

• Intelligent AI agent example (connects with openai, Anthropic, elevenlabs and more)

• Added walk path example for reviewing where a user had navigated

• Updated heatmap visualizer for all trials

• Iphone Spatial video example

• Added augmented reality to Biofeedback ball example

• Added augmented reality to 3D Tablet menu

• Updated Video Player

• Updated face tracking module to include HTC face tracking

• Fixed bug in face tracker saving example

• Fixed issue with shadows on regions of interest

• Adjusted documentation on how to automatically not have regions of interest show

• New ground plane model

• Updated Seaborn Visualization example

• Updated plotly visualization example

• Added adjustment for brightness intensity on 360 videos 

• Added measuring tape tool option

• Added ability to save transcript of audio recording

• Updated Visual Search template

• Added triggerDown and triggerUp events to vizconnect

Version 1.9.8 2/5/24

• Added OpenXR hand tracking module for any supported HMD (Quest 3, Quest Pro, Focus 3, etc.)

• Example for OpenXR hand tracking added

• OpenXR based hardware option for Vive Focus 3

• OpenXR based hardware option for HP Omnicept

• Hardware options for generic OpenXR HMD (with and without eye tracking)

• Face_tracker_data module for automatically collecting and saving facial expression data for any script using Quest Pro (can be adjusted to use Vive Face Tracker)

• Updated Model Viewer script to send names of models to Acqknowledge,collect dwell time, use timer and rating GUI 

• Examples for generating walk paths, gaze paths and visualizations using plotly

• Updated Walk the Plank example

• Added driving to be able to go up and down elevations

• V2 rating module that can add strings of text as well as numerical selections 

• Updated collision module

• Teleport to specific locations example

• Avatar body example with seated, standing or tracked avatars 

• Updated Video Player

Version 1.9.7 1/5/24

• Added mouse lock toggle semicolon “;” key (for desktop only)

• Added csv experiment_data files for Multi User

• Added heatmap_visualizor example for viewing a static heatmap of all trials, by condition or can be used for multi-user individual clients

• Added ability to take screen captures (use ‘/’ key or change in settings, saved in screenCaptures folder, video recordings still in “recordings” folder)

• Added stronger_springs module for being able to toss objects when using physics (Tossing_Objects example)

• Added ability to toggle HUD overlays (default ‘h’ key for hud and console, ‘i’ key for gaze point in mirrored view, can be adjusted in settings)

• Added Desktop, Meta or SteamVR dropdown for Session Replay Server playback

• Added collision module for walking over elevated surfaces

• Flashlight module for adding a flashlight that can be turned on/off (R thumbstick down or ‘m’ button)

• Updated HP Reverb Omnicept example for saving sensor data (heart rate, cognitive load, eye openness)

• Updated Visual Search examples for easier ability to use config file to change objects

• Updated Pigeon Hunt example

• Updated Virtual Screen examples

• New models

  • Sky_day for skydome background with moving clouds daytime

  • Sky_night for skydome background with moving clouds nighttime

  • Ramp (for testing collisions and gravity)

  • Rocky Cavern (outside rock structures various elevations, day and night versions)

Version 1.9.6 12/22/23

• Ability to choose custom location for environment and media resources in GUI  (single user only for now)

• Multi-User version now supports more simultaneous connections over separate networks (up to 5 by default, but much more can be added on request)

• Fixed swapping models in model viewer (swapping models and change models) for Multi-User

• Added client connected status to multi user 360

• Added VR menu to work for multi user

• Ability to bring up a modifiable menu that is oriented to the participant’s viewpoint

• New SteamVR preset and Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Pro 2 ones

• Adjusted Varjo Preset

• Fixed replay having two left controllers

• Fixed bug with "revert to default settings" in GUI

Version 1.9.5 12/11/23

• New Heatmap visualizer

• Updated data logger (now added to main SightLab VR script)

• Data logger collects 6DOF for head by default

• Data logger also works for 360 videos

• Added client joined status to main window of server for multi-user

• Updated gaze_time_subnodes example

• Added “whiteRoom” model

• Added "Jeep" model

• Added “Direction Arrow” object for use also as a dummy node

• Added scripts in Adjusting_Gaze_Data_Post_Session to convert .txt files to .csv in proper columns and measure fixations

• Added movement limitation example (for keeping a user from going to certain spots in a scene)

• Updated Video_Player example

• Added GUI based Mixed Reality example

• Added biofeedback ball showing getting data from Acknowledge to Sightlab

• Updates Regions of Interest

• Updated session replay playback of virtual screens (in 2D screen example) 

• Added second callback for gaze based functions 

• For Session Replay viewed in headset added dropdown for “Desktop, SteamVR or Meta

• Added Quest 3 to mixed reality and hand tracking demos

Version 1.9.4 11/5/23

• Updated Biopac markers to ‘stim’

• Added BIOPAC markers as a checkbox for GUI version

• Added server and client latency test for multi-user

• Updated data rate for multi user and 360 version

• Added a flashlight object

• ToggleLights example

• Updated Sample Code

• Changed “Choice_GUI” examples to “RatingScale_GUI”

• Added option in settings to change which headset is used if viewing the Session Replay in a headset

• Hand Grabbing Demo now unlinks all grabbed objects when using “Reset” sphere

• STIM File session replay example

• NewProjects folder to store saved projects

Version 1.9.3 10/26/23

• Support for Quest 3

• Fixed video compression issue

• Updated Video Screen (2D/3D screen) example

  • Added multi-user version

• Fixed Driving Example

• Added additional mixed reality examples

• Updated hand tracking grabbing example

• Updated avatar workflow and example

• Updated how regions are saved with 360 videos

• Fixed data saving error with Vive Pro Eye and multi-user

Version 1.9.2 10/7/23

• Added automatic compressing of video recordings (need to install moviepy library)

• Updated rating module 

• Updated instructions module 

• Updated body_tracking module

• Improved data logger

• Added selector/ highlight tool

• Added vizconnect for Headsets using PPT

• Fixed position of Meta Quest Pro controllers

• Put key to continue gaze path in settings

• Updated/New Examples:

  • Updated Visual Search examples

  • Updated 3D menu/tablet

  • Added FaceTrackingData

  • Updated Mirror Demo (added more facial tracking points)

  • Updated data logger example

  • Updated EyeTracker tests example

  • New rating example

  • Added Analyze Post Process Example

  • Added example to convert x,y,z to video pixels

  • Updated OpenXR Examples

    • Added grabbing with physics example for Meta Quest Pro

    • Updated Mirror demo with facial expressions

    • Updated Mixed Reality XR_Model_Viewer

    • Updated Mixed Reality screen 3D

• Added new model to objects (spaceship)

• Updated documentation

  • Added page on saving an experiment data file

  • Added page on data visualizations using additional python libraries

  • Added pages for new examples

Version 1.9.1 9/5/23

• Updated navigation for Meta Quest Pro and Vive Focus (RH Arc Teleport, LH + RH B and A buttons to move forward/backward/left/right)

• ExampleScripts Updates:

  • Added Varjo to Mixed Reality Examples

  • Updated STIM file example

  • Updated Driving Example

  • Fixed path in Avatar example

  • Added Facial expressions example

  • Updated Mirror demo

  • Added Simple Visual Search example

• Model and Resource Updates:

  • Stimulus environment brighter

  • Updated complete_scene model

Version 1.9 8/7/23

Support for new hardware:

• Meta Quest Pro Eye tracking (Requires Vizard 7.5 or higher)

Eye tracking, hand tracking, face tracking, body tracking (upper half) and mixed reality

• Varjo (Requires Vizard 7.5 or higher)

Eye tracking, hand tracking, and mixed reality (and greenscreen masking)

• Vive Focus 3 (Requires Vizard 7.5 or higher)

• OpenXR devices

Added ability to use a STIM file for modifying independent variables

Updated scan path

Added scan path settings to adjust frequency and saccade range

Added gaze time threshold to settings (also accessible in code)

Added ability to have custom events for starting and stopping the trial

Added custom key for the default start and stop

Removed “Press Spacebar to Start Text”

Included a python file to compress the recorded videos

Added option for left-right stereo video and 180 video

Included Assets:

• Updated “Stimulus.osgb” model

• Added Office Photogrammetry model

• Added Modern Office with skyline

• Added Street model

• Added Meta Quest Pro controller models

Added flag for global position

Fixed dual info panels with session replay in headset

Fixed rotation of 360 monoscopic videos and images

Fixed issue with timer starting while instructions are displayed

Fixed how rating works, so can set custom text within the experiment

Changed default data rate output to milliseconds (can be modified)

Example scripts can now be run from within the "Example Scripts" folder

New and Updated Example Scripts and Additional Plugins:

• Added Model collection Viewer

• Added Media collection viewer

• Fixations and Saccades Template

• Data Logger

• Added Glaucoma example

• Added Mirror example

• Added Mixed Reality Examples

• Added example for iterating through a list of all nodes in a model

• Added Visual Search example

• Updated Driving example

• Pigeon Hunt example

• Added example for running experiment on a timer

• Removed “Calibration Check” and added “EyeTracker Tests” examples

• Updated Audio Recording Example

• Added example for adding ROIs to a moving point in a 360 video

• Added resetting of position example ('r' key, but can be modified in vizconnect)

• Added Walk the Plank

• Added example for measuring fixations and saccades using angular distance

Multi-User

• Added saving of head position

• Fixed key error with fixation spheres

• Added show_gaze_path flag 

• Added STIM file and rating GUI examples

• Fixed error with scan paths in the replay

• Fixed issue with lip flapping not working

Version 1.8.3 3/6/23

• Fixed issue with Meta headsets and SightLabVR_360

• Added ability to change fixation threshold in settings for 360 videos

Version 1.8.2 2/15/23

• Fixed issue with installer

• Removed resources shortcut that was causing error (resources are found under "utils")

• Updated how instructions work (see documentation)

• Updated examples for "set_flag", "gaze based interactions", "omnicept" and "instructions"

• Moved "calibration check" into the utils folder

Version 1.8.1 2/7/23

• Renamed "Build" to "Inspector"

• Added headlight toggle to settings

• Added HUD toggle to settings

• Added fadeQuad toggle to settings

• Added console text toggle to settings

• Added comments to settings file

• Added comment/instructions to main scripts

• Updated Documentation

Version 1.8 1/4/22

• Updated heatmap integration

• Reorganized file structure with easier to modify scripts (note this version may need a few adjustments for running earlier data scripts (see section on tracking_data_replay))

• Renamed “FixationRegions” to “RegionsofInterest”

• Added mouselock to settings file for desktop

• Put 3D gaze path showing in main session into settings and set to "off" by default

• Put vizconnect dictionary into settings.py

• Updated all example scripts

• Fixed issue with instructions for multi-user 360

• Fixed bug with multi-user 360 related to regions of interest

• Documentation updates

Version 1.7.1 11/23/22

• Fixed issue with multiple trials not working for multi-user

• Fixed issue with importing multi-user causing error

• Updated barchart example

• Updated driving example

• Fixed gaze point showing in front of view when using instructions with 360 video

• Fixed lighting on complete_scene model

• Added new example for gaze based interactions with multiple users

• Updated gaze based interaction example

• Added example for using 2D video

• Updated 3D tablet example

• Updated Rating GUI example

• Ability to change mirror window size in the settings.py file

• Fixed issue with scrub not working for multi-user playback

• Fixed bug with instructions for single user

• Data files using date and time now load with the most recent on top

Version 1.7 11/2/22

• Added Session Replay for multiple users

• Fixed issue with moduleSetup not working for importing SightLab

• Fixed bug with fixation region being seen in middle of the scene

• Added instructions flag and text to settings for adding instruction text (single user only)

• Added "calibration check" file to verify eye tracking is working optimally 

• Improved heatmap functionality

• Adding sequences of videos

Version 1.6.2 10/22/22

• Added StandInAvatar to resources for easier way to add avatars to scenes

• Took out some unnecessary print statements 

Version 1.6.1 10/7/22

• Toggling of sending events to Biopac Acqknowledge now in "settings.py" file

• Changed video fixation regions to use settings.py

• Added one more environment model "complete_scene" 

• Fixed issue with 360 video using Biopac and 360 multi-user video

Version 1.6 8/5/22

• Added easier way to add regions of interest to 360 videos (without having to go into the code)

• Fixed issue where left hand model was not being saved

Version 1.5 7/7/22

• Can now quit the session without pressing spacebar at any time and it will still save a data file (single user)

• Added saving of head position to tracking data file

Version 1.4 6/27/22

• Added ability to run multiple trials without having to close and reopen the application

• Updated Omnicept navigation

• Multi-User Update: Updated Multi-User Sightlab to include full features of Sightlab Pro

Version 1.3 1/25/22

• Added full support for HP Omnicept

• Added example scripts

• Disabled lighting on fixation spheres

• Fixed issue with Oculus Quest simulated eye tracker

• Added Vive Cosmos controller for avatar hand choice

Version 1.2 9/16/21

• Added a Pupil Diameter overlay for the Session Replay

• Fixed a bug where setting an object as “grabbable” was not staying saved

• Fixed a bug where the timestamp on the session replay was not synchronized

• Added the ability to move the offset of a tracked object in session replay

• Added the ability to to choose the starting time in the session replay

• Added a hardware dropdown chooser for the heatmap script

• Added the ability to also hide the controllers in session replay 

• Added no controller (empty) option

• Added ability to swap out model for both left and right hands

Version 1.1 7/1/21

• Oculus Simulated eye tracker mode

•  Added ability to add custom flags to events

•  Load tracking files to view 3D gaze paths from previously run simulations

•  Workflow for adding additional tracking parameters

• Collection of fixations to tracking data file (flag column) 

• Added spherical video as a main script type

• Updates to documentation

•  Added vizfx to examples

• Re-organization of file structure

•   Added timer and fixations for mirrored display

•  Time now starts at 0 for tracking data 

•  Scene doesn’t show until recording starts

•  Pupil Diameter added to tracking file for Vive Pro Eye

• Added video recording

• Added intersect that is only visible for the mirrored, desktop view

Version 1.0 5/25/21