Imaging the world from a surgeon's perspective with a gaze aligned head-mounted camera

Head-fixed camera systems are widely known, but since they are aligned by the head only and not by the eyes they are not able to always „look“ at what the user is looking at. The prototype of a new mobile and head-mounted camera system was developed that is continuously aligned with the orientation of gaze. With this camera a surgeon can record his manual activities without missing crucial events. The video recordings can be used for example for documentation and teaching purposes. Other applications like neurophysiological, psychological, and marketing research as well as documentary movies for sports and other…