GazePointer - Open-source software for cursor control through webcam eye tracking
Description
GazePointer is an open-source software based on GazeFlow WebCam Eye-Tracking Engine that allows users to move mouse with their eyes. The information from GazePointer can be further used in other apps, like for example it can be used with Dasher to write with your eyes.
GazePointer has the following features:
- Moving mouse cursor with eyes
- Eye-tracker via ordinary webcam
- Free head movements
Advantages of GazePointer:
- Compatible with all types of Webcam
- Eye PC control
- EyeMouse
URL:
- http://gazerecorder.christiaanboersma.com/gazepointer-beta/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazepointer/
- https://www.facebook.com/GazePointer/
Prerequisites for using this software - Software/Hardware :
- Webcam
- .NET 3.5
Project Anatomy
Community: GazeRecorder community
Leadership: user: szydej, link: https://sourceforge.net/u/szydej/profile/, linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szymon-deja-6aba614a/
Forking: There is only .msi installer available.
Communication: There is a forum for general discussion available at: https://sourceforge.net/p/gazepointer/discussion/, and the also have a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GazePointer/.
Roadmaps:
This app is made for human-PC interaction without mouse but with eye gaze.
Releases:
- GazePointer: A real-time mouse pointer control implementation based on eye gaze tracking - Maryam Sohail, M. Nafees Geelani, M. Usman Ghani, Sarah Chaudhry - 2012, link: http://myweb.sabanciuniv.edu/ghani/files/2015/12/ThesisGazePointer.pdf
Repositories:
GazePointer is published at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazepointer/.
Packaging:
Different packages for GazePointer can be found at the downloads page of GazePointer at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazepointer/files/?source=navbar
Upstream/downstream:
There is no known information for contributing.
Version Control:
version 2.4 (2018-04-18) - Latest version
Trackers:
There aren't available trackers.
Project Evaluation
Fieldtrips
Github: / (GazePointer is not listed here)
Openhub: / (GazePointer is not listed here)
Source Forge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazepointer/
Evaluation
Licensing: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License V2.0
Language: OpenCV
Activity: Active
Number of contributors: N/A
Size: Information about the size of the packages can be seen in the downloads page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazepointer/files/?source=navbar
Issue tracker: There is a forum for general discussion where you can write about an issue: https://sourceforge.net/p/gazepointer/discussion/ and this is the closest to issue tracker they have.
New contributor: There aren't any information for new contributors.
Community norms: N/A
User base: Their user base is the developer.
