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myGaze Revealed at Eurogamer Expo

myGaze Revealed at Eurogamer Expo

New technology that will offer disabled and non-disabled gamers a chance to play games using their eyes.

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German company Visual Interaction revealed the potential and importance of the new myGaze eye tracker device at Eurogamer Expo 2013. The device is primarily aimed at gamers who are disabled and are unable  to use their hands to use controllers and other devices. Although it was noted that in the past the main challenge was creating a device that was affordable, but Visual Interaction’s myGaze eye tracker clocks in at a more reachable 499 dollars. Developer, Education, and Enterprise editions raise the price even higher.
 
How effective is the myGaze? SpecialEffect, a charity that uses technology to enhance the quality of life for disabled people, got their hands on a developer edition to test its feasibility with current popular games like DiRT3, Peggle, andFruit Ninja. The device was also on hand for the public to try out during Eurogamer Expo 2013 in London.
 
Dr. Mick Donegan, CEO and founder of SpecialEffect had this to say:
 
“…While the myGaze isn’t designed to offer the range of features available on systems specially designed for the assistive market, it can nonetheless offer a level of performance that can enhance the enjoyment of people with a wide range of abilities, if it is used with carefully selected and modified games.”
 
The myGaze eye tracker isn’t just for video games, it has been tested and can be used with other 3rd party applications. 

Karla Munger

Karla Munger

I've been with JA in one capacity or other since 2003. I'm currently website administrator. I'm also a digital artist (my avatar is one of my creations). I write reviews and articles, create graphics and basically help tend the site. It's work I enjoy very much. I love playing games of all kinds, but adventure and RPGs are my favorites (particularly scary/dark/unsettling ones). At the top of my list are The Cat Lady, The Longest Journey, Dreamfall, Still Life (first one only), Scratches and Culpa Innata. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool recluse and prefer the company of animals, hardware and ghosts to human beings (no offense). And no bio would be complete without my saying that I do NOT care for phones of ANY sort. Further, I think Dell computers are garbage and that Microsoft has become megalomaniacal. "I put my heart and soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process." - Vincent Van Gogh "I need solitude for my writing; not like a hermit - that wouldn't be enough - but like a dead man." - Franz Kafka "I've been to hell and back, my boy." - Susan Ashworth, The Cat Lady

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