Eye gaze PC navigation

[Tanya SmoothEye]

Hi guys,

My company is considering building an eye tracker to enhance PC navigation by allowing you to move the cursor with your eyes. Basically, it would move the cursor wherever you look but you would still need a mouse and keyboard to handle other functions. Would you consider eye gaze navigation useful in gaming? In your day-to-day computer usage? Do you mind wearing a lightweight eye tracker on your head?

Your input is greatly appreciated.

 

[zaka100]

can you right/left click and scroll? how will the eye tracker be powered? if it is battery powered please make it last long like 8 hours at least. how accurate will the navigation be, will it be like a wii remote or will it be accurate to the exact pixel?

 

[Tanya SmoothEye]

We think that performing right/left clicks using eyes would be too confusing and physically uncomfortable, so we suggest using the mouse or possibly a foot pedal to handle these functions.
The initial version of the eye tracker would be powered via USB. Thanks for your feedback regarding the battery – we appreciate it a lot.

The accuracy will be better than a WII remote but not pixel resolution. Our existing tracker has sub-pixel resolution but the human gaze is just not as accurate. Our eye tracker is worn on the head (not attached to a screen as some of the other systems) which helps accuracy a lot.

 

[zaka100]

Hmm, I think you still need eye clicking as an option. An eye tracker worn on your head will be considered as a portable device so it is pointless having foot pedals. Remember accuracy is very important aswell. If this is something commercial, then keep it cheap like around £500 for like the first 6 months of release and then let it get cheaper until around after 3 years where it should be on the market for around £100-200. If you make it too expensive, nobody will buy it.

 

[setishock]

It's already been done. It was tested on paraplegic patients. The results were it has a bit of a learning curve but nothing the patients could not over come. It was found to be a much needed form of communications. It's still in development.