I was intrigued by an article/video I found at Wooster Collective ‘EyeWriter Source Code Released To The Public’. At first by the title I thought it was a company trying to create a new way of laziness, having people accomplish writing, drawing and other handheld pen to paper tasks. But in fact this EyeWriter started out as a means for ALS patients to express themselves since they are incapable of physically doing so.
“Members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group communities have teamed-up with a legendary LA graffiti writer, publisher and activist, named Tony Quan, aka TEMPTONE. Tony was diagnosed with ALS in 2003, a disease which has left him almost completely physically paralyzed… except for his eyes. This international team is working together to create a low-cost, open source eye-tracking system that will allow ALS patients to draw using just their eyes. The long-term goal is to create a professional/social network of software developers, hardware hackers, urban projection artists and ALS patients from around the world who are using local materials and open source research to creatively connect and make eye art.” – EyeWriter.org
To learn more about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) please visit ALS Association
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