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Gaze Gaming Tech Promises Faster Eye-Controlled Interaction

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i've-got-my-eye-on-you dept.

NewScientist is reporting that further research is progressing on new types of user input devices. Specifically, "gaze gaming," a technology that promises faster interaction using only your eyes. Currently technology for sight-based interaction is far too slow for practical applications in things like gaming. "Eye-gaze systems bounce infrared light from LEDs at the bottom of a computer monitor and track a person's eye movements using stereo infrared cameras. This setup can calculate where on a screen the user is looking with an accuracy of about 5 mm."

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  1. So... this means... by i+kan+reed · · Score: 4, Funny

    This means Nintendo's next generation of console will be called the sii?

  2. And after that... by Nerdposeur · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, and eventually they'll create a console that can read your intentions without any conscious effort on your part at all - all you have to do is exist.

    This console will be called the Bii.

  3. Re:Imagine turning this technology into a mouse by Dachannien · · Score: 5, Funny

    or specifically one eye for a click (Then you could get left and right clicks) I can see it now: all the Apple fanboys poking out one of their eyes to make themselves "compatible".