Eye-Tracking Technology Could Benefit Disabled Children From: The Engineer (UK) - 07/19/2011 Researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, are pursuing the next step in using eye movements as an alternative to standard computer interfaces. The team is developing assistive technology that would recognize the intent of eye movements and enable software to work with children with disabilities. The researchers are designing software that uses an eye-tracker to determine how eye movements correspond with a person's preferences. After identifying a pattern of eye movements for a user, algorithms manipulate designs on the screen to gradually evolve and match the user's preferences. The goal is to enable the computer to anticipate a user's intent through eye movement, rather than tell the user to look for their favorite design. The technology will be made available to visitors of the Science Museum, as part of its Live Science program. "The experiment at the Science Museum will enable us to validate this technology using a large and diverse population of users, and also to gather feedback on the user experience," says Royal Holloway researcher Tim Holmes. Read the entire article at: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/eye-tracking-technology-could-benefit-disabled-children/1009443.article Links: Tim Holmes http://royalholloway.academia.edu/TimHolmes http://pure.rhul.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/tim-holmes%28e94ddf63-1a12-457a-8df5-61325c5e9ad0%29.html Insight from your sight http://www.pc.rhul.ac.uk/sites/insightfromyoursight/