Eye-tracking in Second Life?  

Posted by Natalie Surace

I found this really interesting article about employing eye-tracking technology to help people with disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, move their avatars in a gaming world. This may be employed in both Second Life and World of Warcraft. I think this a great idea and a really interesting prospect for all players.

On another note, I think the following site has more ads than the human brain knows what to do with:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630075449.htm

3 comments

Leo Lei   says November 13, 2009 at 12:44 AM

I feel that the tech industry is lacking in any kind of support for disabled people, so I think this is a great start. Even the mice companies manufacture are generally geared toward right handed people.

Dr. Raj Murthy   says November 13, 2009 at 11:52 AM

Sad, but true. Market driven economies generally try to focus on the majority of the market unless the niche market provides a heavy and steady source of revenue. Eye tracking research has so many applications yet is not high on most researchers agendas. It is good to see it being put to use here.

Chelsea Aures   says November 16, 2009 at 9:10 PM

Even though the content in this article is great, I was very overwhelmed by the layout of the website it is on. There is an unbelievable amount of clutter and advertisements. The website does not reflect the quality of the content in any way.

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