Tobii: Eye tracking system knows just how pervy John Biggs really is
- March 5th, 2008
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Swedish-based Tobii had their unique eye tracking system on display at CeBIT and I have to say that it’s probably one of the coolest things we’ve seen so far. Per Nystedt was nice enough to take us through a relatively thorough walkthrough of what the system is capable of. The sensors you see blinking like crazy are only being picked up by our Samsung HMX10C, but rest assured you won’t see them if you ever get the chance to interact with a Tobii system. After all, you may have an epileptic seizure if that were the case. The usefulness of such a machine helps those with disabilities who may otherwise not be able to communicate. Watch the video and be amazed. You’ll see just how perverse John Biggs really is around the 2:00 mark.
Ralf (Who am I?)
9 months ago
We too have one of their devices, a 1750, and it is truly amazing what can be done with just your eyes: implicit feedback, contact-free controls, attention detection, … We use it in some of our projects, especially for reading detection.
So if you’re interested in gaze detection and its application, I would be happy to give you a little demo of one of our projects called ‘eyeBook’ at the DFKI booth in hall 9, B37. It is a research prototype of an interactive book controlled only with your eyes and has exciting music and audio effects played just at the right moment when you read a passage.
Hope to see you,
Ralf