Comments on: Eyepointing Interface Research at Stanford

By: Bill Slawski

Bill Slawski — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:08:09 +0000

Hi Emil,

Life is indeed a miracle, and one that we should be thankful for everyday. I love that there are dedicated researchers like the ones working on eye-pointing interfaces that can help people who might not otherwise be able to interact effectively with a mouse and computer, and that people who might hesitate at using a computer at first are diving in, and developing skills like your mother has.

By: Emil Voica

Emil Voica — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:05:59 +0000

Dear William (firstly it’s rather cool to see seobythesea on the stanford domain) i remember that in 1999 my mother (she is a genetics expert) used to be afraid also of the mouse. However, as a proof that people learn fast, i can tell you that today, she does 3D animations, uses Catia and she can even program. Life is a miracle, isn’t it?

By: William Slawski

William Slawski — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:27:48 +0000

Thank you, Jesse.

The eyepointing technology does sound pretty interesting, and helpful to people who might have problems using keyboards and other pointing devices.

By: Jesse James

Jesse James — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:39:10 +0000

I have been thinking about using this type of technology in an upcoming project. I was glad to see what you had to say on the subject.

Thanks.

By: SEO Money

SEO Money — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:51:52 +0000

Interesting how they used the gaze based interaction to make it easier for them. I wonder if all that time in my life playing solitaire actually helped me to understand the Windows GUI better. Interesting read none the less.

By: da Blog » Blog Archive » Point and Click With Your Eye

da Blog » Blog Archive » Point and Click With Your Eye — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:10:53 +0000

[...] I recently ran across this article on a Search Engine Optimization site. Many may not know that SEO/SEM peoples are also interested in interface design for the best and easiest way to reach their customers. Bill Slawski of SEO By The Sea found some interesting research papers from Stanford about a point and click interface – except without a mouse. I haven’t read through them entirely yet, but somehow the computer senses which part of the screen you’re intently staring at and if you hang on it for long enough, your eye will “click” it. It’s mostly for people with disabilities at this stage and it might not be too easy to figure out, but it may become the “wave of the future”, as some say. [...]

By: William Slawski

William Slawski — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:58:17 +0000

The office I was working in at the time was a courthouse, and the judges weren’t too fond of people playing games or accessing the internet when they were working, though they would let them during breaks.

I made sure that I let her supervisors know that I told her to play some Solitaire to get used to working her mouse. They had seen how intimidated she was by it – they had no problems with it.

By: Keri Morgret

Keri Morgret — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:28:31 +0000

I’ve used Solitaire as well with good success with people not familiar with a mouse. It works quite well in a classroom setting, as those who get the hang of it quickly usually don’t mind playing solitaire a few extra minutes while the rest of the class gets up to speed.