The EyeWriter is a low-cost eye tracking system originally designed for paralyzed graffiti artist Tempt1.
The EyeWriter system uses inexpensive cameras and open-source computer vision software to track the wearer's eye movements.
[1] EyeWriter was conceived by Mick Ebeling[2] and developed at Ebeling's home[3] in Venice Beach by artists and engineers from the Free Art & Technology Lab, Graffiti Research Lab and OpenFrameworks teams, including Zachary Lieberman, Evan Roth, James Powderly, Theo Watson and Chris Sugrue.
[12] The first phase of the project was funded by the Ebeling Group resulting in Tempt1 being able to successfully draw for the first time in seven years using only his eyes.
In addition to Eyewriter's original parameters, a robot arm was integrated allowing the physical recording of visually created content.