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Human and Computer Science interations have been upgraded onto a higher level. Among the projects in eyeofestival 2013, the mosting fascinating one to me is Zach Lieberman’s Eyewriter Project.

Always pursuing to surprise people, Zach aims to design projects that integrates different human sensual experiences through coding to realize and strengthen such relationships. Standing as one of the co-founders openFrameworks, the artist takes advantage of C++ library to create this Eyewriter project and it is held worldwide and recognized one of the 50 best inventions in 2010. By studying the human eyeball movements and how sensors can detect the pupil deflections, the artist created the program to fulfill the dream of letting our eyes to compose artworks.

From my perspective, such low-budget has a wide range of social-influences. Obviously it has shaped a new way of transmitting information through an effortlessway. Moreover, patients who cannot move or speak easily may be able to take advantage of this tool to communicate with their doctors. Artists are able to connect such tool for real-time modeling with robotic arms rather than manually make a model in 3D softwares.

Ultimately, the project influences me on how to present the project more effectively by allowing for more “in-touch” experiences on the program and people. By showing a low-budget program and benign outcomes, the audiences would be more attracted to it.

click here to visit the artist’s bio

click here to see the eyewriter project