Eye-Controlled Computer Games for Disabled Children
From: BBC News - 02/28/2012
By: Sean Coughlan 

Eye-tracking technology could give severely disabled children a chance to
play computer games. De Montfort University researchers are developing an
accessible, low-cost system designed to bring gaming to disabled children who
cannot use a mouse or keyboard. Disabled children will be able to look at an
onscreen button to click on it, and control characters by looking at
different points on the screen, says research leader Stephen Vickers. "The
characters will walk where you are looking," he says. "It's much more natural
to use and enjoy." Vickers sees eye tracking as bringing another level of
intelligence to games. He notes the gaming industry will likely make
eye-tracking technology more affordable and mainstream. Vickers also believes
that eye-tracking technology can help disabled children learn how to navigate
real-world environments, such as the layout of real buildings. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17179405

Links:
Low-cost Eye Tracking as a Commercial Gaming Device (video 2:39)
Eye-gaze Interaction with Online Games and Virtual Environments for Users
  with Severe Physical Disabilities (Videos 2:54 & 4:59)
http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~svickers/research.html

Stephen Vickers
http://www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~svickers/