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http://eyewriter.org/
Eye Writer
Project: Eyewriter
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Artists/Organizations:
Free Art and Technology (FAT)
OpenFrameworks
The Ebeling Group
the Graffiti Research Lab: Tempt1, Evan Roth, Chris Sugrue, Zach Lieberman, Theo Watson, James Powderly.
“Art is a tool of empowerment and social change, and I consider myself blessed to be able to create and use my work to promote health reform, bring awareness about ALS and help others.”
~ Tempt One
This project, spearheaded by the Free Art and Technology collective, is an incredible installment of new media art merging into the field of social innovation. Eyewriter, the name of the product, is a tool comprising of a low-cost, open source eye-tracking system that people with inhibited movement or degenerative muscle disorders like ALS can use to draw with their eyes.
The FAT team worked with LA graffiti artist, Tempt1 who was diagnozed with ALS in 2003. ALS has left him completely paralyzed, with the exception of his eyes. With this open sourced software and product, he is able to continue sketching large-scale graffiti and plastering it onto the walls of buildings using large-scale projectors.