Mike Wojtyna

EyeCanType is made for people whose only way to communicate with others is their eyes. EyeCanType uses normal web camera (no special hardware required!) to allow users to write on a computer by only looking at the screen. Another project of my idea. EyeCanType is a proof of concept prototype application to allow writing using just your eyes. The project was created at Startup Weekend hackathon and received 2 out of 3 available prizes (audience's award and best pitch award). Project was created using OpenCv library. My responsibility (together with my colleague) was to adapt the eye pupil tracking algorithm to our needs, so it was possible to translate data to letters on virtual keyboard. I created also a simple Java application to bridge everything together. Our prototype was extremely well received and made a lot of noise in our area (media, newspapers, interviews, new opportunities & contacts etc.). http://eyecantype.com