1. The EyePoint By: Nicolette Zak

2. Background Information  EyePoint was invented in 2007  EyePoint is an eye controlled computer mouse  Kumar invented the this mainly for the disabled  Works by allowing a computer user to control the mouse pointer with his/her eyes.

3. Technology  A camera is placed on the top of the computer  The user will use a “Look-Press-Look-Release” technique  The user will press a ‘Hotkey’  http://hci.stanford.edu/research/GUIDe/usin gEyePoint.html http://hci.stanford.edu/research/GUIDe/usin gEyePoint.html http://hci.stanford.edu/research/GUIDe/usin gEyePoint.html

5. Testing  The Balloon Test: Recorded for performance speed and error rate percentage  Consisted of 28 people  Subject would click on a red balloon  http://hci.stanford.edu/publications/200 7/chi253-kumar.pdf http://hci.stanford.edu/publications/200 7/chi253-kumar.pdf http://hci.stanford.edu/publications/200 7/chi253-kumar.pdf

7. Advantages  Feels more natural  Makes computers accessible for the disabled  Helps prevent long-term damage to a person’s hand joints, tendons, and nerves  This decreases the lag of moving the hand from the mouse to keyboard and vice versa frequently.

8. Disadvantages  From the Testing Results:  Comfort Level  The EyePoint is still being tested and is not on the market

9. Work Cited   MacKenzie, I. S. (2012). Evaluating eye tracking systems for computer input. In Majaranta, P., Aoki, H., Donegan, M., Hansen, D. W., Hansen, J. P., Hyrskykari, A., & Räihä, K.-J. (Eds.). Gaze interaction and applications of eye tracking: Advances in assistive technologies, pp. 205-225. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. http://www.yorku.ca/mack/cogain.html http://www.yorku.ca/mack/cogain.html   "WORLD NEWS." : Bye, Bye Computer Mouse. N.p., 3 Mar. 2007. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.http://worldandnews.blogspot.com/2007/03/by e-bye-computer-mouse.htmlhttp://worldandnews.blogspot.com/2007/03/by e-bye-computer-mouse.html   "Driverless Cars Still Distant." MIT Technology Review. N.p., 2 Mar. 2007. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.http://www.technologyreview.com/news/40742 6/an-alternative-to-the-computer-mouse/page/2/http://www.technologyreview.com/news/40742 6/an-alternative-to-the-computer-mouse/page/2/