An accident in Stockholm has unveiled the key that would enable the blind to be able to use computers: eye-tracking sensors. A technology has been developed among two Swedish men has made it possible for the blind to use computers by identifying where they are looking on their special screen.
Their screen uses invisible infrared light to illuminate the eyes, and camera sensors capture the reflection off of the retina and cornea to figure out where the eye is and where it is looking.
Eye-tracking sensors could be blown to gigantic proportions, and not only limited to the disabled. A sensor could be developed to tell drivers if they’re falling asleep or spacing out, and it could be implemented onto all handheld devices for enhanced use and to encourage safety.
This technology however, is breaching video game territory first. They’re planning to develop a gaming hardware set that gives players a new field of vision while they play
First up is the computer gaming hardware market. As a player looks to one part of the screen, the image will pan across the landscape and open up a new field of vision. Their first test is the PC version of Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, and depending on how that investment goes and how eye-tracking sensors are developed, the way we game, see screens and billboards could change forever.
