mFlameGaze: Mobile-Based Flame Gazing for Improving Sustained Attention

Yogic visual concentration techniques have proved to create a long term effect on mindfulness in adults. However, none of the existing gaze detection platforms actively monitor attention and provide feedback to the users. This paper presents a novel method to correlate and estimate the effect of a s...

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Published in:	2021 International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS) pp. 638 - 643
Main Authors:	Sethia, Divyashikha, Parihar, Anil Singh, Ghosh, Aheli, Grover, Tanish, Diwakar, Deep, Kumar, Shivam, Tyagi, Utkarsh
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 05-01-2021
Subjects:	Atmospheric measurements Fires Particle measurements Pediatrics Prototypes Time measurement Visualization
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Summary:	Yogic visual concentration techniques have proved to create a long term effect on mindfulness in adults. However, none of the existing gaze detection platforms actively monitor attention and provide feedback to the users. This paper presents a novel method to correlate and estimate the effect of a short-term candle gaze concentration technique on the sustained attention, by providing feedback to the participants and helping them keep track of their sustained attention. We present the prototype of an Android mobile-based flame gaze application known as mFlameGaze to perform the candle flame test (CFT). The app determines for how long the participants focus on the candle tip in their screens. It also detects the moment in time when the eyes first deflect from the flame. The proposed work uses this app to analyze the impact of candle gaze on sustained attention for a small group of normal, healthy children. The participants' sustained attention is measured before and after conducting the study using a letter cancellation test (LCT) as the benchmark. The results indicate an increase in the performance of participants in the LCT and also an increase in the focused gaze time, as measured by the mFlameGaze mobile app in a short duration of ten days.
ISSN:	2155-2509
DOI:	10.1109/COMSNETS51098.2021.9352815