According to New Scientist, eye-gaze technology that allows people with disabilities to use computers is now being co-opted by the gaming community. And it works pretty well:
Howell Istance at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK, and colleagues are trialling a gaze-controlled versionof the online role-playing game World of Warcraft (WoW). A translucent control panel floats over the game area and the user navigates, launches spells and attacks monsters by gazing at its virtual buttons in the correct sequence. This week the team reported that trials with 12 experienced WoW players showed that experienced gamers can quickly adapt to an eyes-only control scheme.
When this technology matures, I’m going to make a killing on the pro gaming circuit. And then the endorsement deals will start rolling in.
