Important Update

This code is being reworked to meet the following criteria:

• Software should be run as a background process
• Software should have the ability to have front-end services for calibration and configuration
• achieved via local network interface
• Software should not require it's own GUI software
• Software should not require complex/diy hardware

Summary

Current

This software's main goal is to provide an abstraction layer from webcam image interpretation to actual interaction with other software. The idea is to have a daemon/background process to do all the image interpretation, and allow other software to access that information easily.

History

This project was originally based on the EyeWriter Software. The purpose was to simulate the same sort of experience as the EyeWriter Software, without the bloat of OpenFrameworks, and with the portability of ANSI-C.

Libraries

• OpenCV 2.1/Win32 / OpenCV 2.1/Linux

Hardware

For building the headset/hardware, check out the EyeWriter DYI page/instructions. The pdf is specifically hosted here.

I will note that the diagrams seems to be inconsistent with the material list, and I will work on my own instructions that may be a little easier to follow.

* SDL_ttf needs to be built against SDL 1.3 - read the README for details on how to do that. I will see if I can get some binaries for Windows and Linux users posted somewhere soon.