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:

1. ​http://gazerecorder.christiaanboersma.com/gazepointer-beta/
2. ​https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazepointer/
3. ​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/gazeboard/discussion/general/, and the also have a facebook page: ​https://www.facebook.com/gazerecorder/.

Roadmaps:

The goal of the GazeBoard project is to develop a gaze-based AAC system that supports and facilitates fast text entry, as the primary AAC tool for users.

Releases:

N/A

Repositories:

The main repository of GazeBoard is: ​https://sourceforge.net/p/gazeboard/code/ref/master/ , where you can make your own fork.

Packaging:

Different packages for GazeBoard can be found at the downloads page of GazeBoard at: ​https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazeboard/files/

Upstream/downstream:

There is no known information for contributing.

Version Control:

version 1.2 Beta (2016-12-11) - Latest version control

Trackers:

There aren't available trackers.

Project Evaluation

Fieldtrips

Github: / (GazeBoard is not listed here)

Openhub: / (GazeBoard is not listed here)

Source Forge: ​https://sourceforge.net/projects/gazeboard/

Evaluation

Licensing: N/A (Other license)

Language: N/A

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/gazeboard/files/?source=navbar

Issue tracker: There is a forum for general discussion where you can write about an issue: ​https://sourceforge.net/p/gazeboard/discussion/?source=navbar 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.