{"id":546411,"date":"2018-10-31T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T20:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?p=546411"},"modified":"2020-10-07T09:09:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:09:42","slug":"encouraging-developers-and-manufacturers-to-innovate-with-eye-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/encouraging-developers-and-manufacturers-to-innovate-with-eye-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging developers and manufacturers to innovate with Eye Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-696559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-343x193.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/eyedrive_hero-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Eye Control is an exciting technology in Windows 10 that allows customers to use their eyes to control an on-screen mouse, keyboard and text-to-speech experience. This is a technology that empowers people with limited mobility such as people living with ALS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the National Disability Employer Awareness Month (NDEAM), Microsoft\u2019s CEO Satya Nadella has shared a demo video showing the capabilities enabled by the APIs (Application Programming Interface) associated with the Eye Control. Thanks to the additional Eye Drive Library, which emulates a joystick via eye tracking, the video shows prototypes of a remote-controlled car and an electric wheelchair, which can then both be controlled by eye tracking. Those are research prototypes designed to illustrate how this technology can be used to empower people, and appeal to developers, innovators and makers to download these open source libraries and see what you can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By highlighting the Eye Control features in Windows and its APIs, we encourage developers and eye tracking device manufacturers to harness the power of eye control for their own applications and products to enhance accessibility and utilize a new mode of interacting with a Windows-based computer. We are keen to see where the development of this technology is leading us in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Eye Control APIs for Windows and Eye Drive Libraries referenced in the video visit: <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/eyetrackingapi\">Eye Control APIs<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Microsoft\/EyeDrive\">Eye Drive Library<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. To learn more about the research team behind this technology visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/enable\/\">Microsoft Enable<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the demo or the technology, please reach out to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Accessibility\/disability-answer-desk\">Disability Answer Desk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"yt-consent-placeholder\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Video playback requires cookie consent\" data-video-id=\"NXOzDf26FnU\" data-poster=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NXOzDf26FnU\/maxresdefault.jpg\"><iframe aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"How Eye Control empowers people with disabilities (Audio Description)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/NXOzDf26FnU?feature=oembed&rel=0&enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div class=\"yt-consent-placeholder__overlay\"><button class=\"yt-consent-placeholder__play\"><svg width=\"42\" height=\"42\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><circle fill=\"#000\" opacity=\".556\" cx=\"21\" cy=\"21\" r=\"21\"\/><path stroke=\"#FFF\" d=\"M27.5 22l-12 8.5v-17z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><span class=\"yt-consent-placeholder__label\">Video playback requires cookie consent<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eye Control is an exciting technology in Windows 10 that allows customers to use their eyes to control an on-screen mouse, keyboard and text-to-speech experience. 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