Serial keys? Thats what you call a bodge!
Here's another (wacky) solution - hire a developer to write the interface code for mouse control using a mirametrix and it's open eye API framework - looks like a lot of the leg work has been started (http://mirametrix.com/eye-tracking-eye-tracker-api/ and note projects for mouse control already exist in some form eg http://www.gazegroup.org/downloads) (contact AssistiveWare - I know they would be keen to help find a solution to this since they are one of the main mac AT solution providers )
You could run a virtual machine on a mac to replicate windows - something like parallels works really well particularly in coherence mode where windows apps work pretty seamlessly & not in a window but eyegaze will stop working the moment you leave that windows app I would have thought. Alternatively you can run windows entirely if you really wish. There may be some problems - but cant see where - most aren't requiring hardware that the mac/virtualisation doesn't offer (except for units requiring FireWire - some macs have dropped this).
If you had some time and money I think there is a decent piece of work to look at the open source trackers and port the code over to the mac. I have been wanting to try and at the least setup a system like this: http://www.gazegroup.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=532&sid=3ff4caaef5c12c682b51e1925666dbc8 for sometime. Note it should be possible : http://www.gazegroup.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=628&p=1648#p1648
Will
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> Thanks Will,
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> Just spoke to Paul @ Smartbox and it appears the LC accesses the mac via serial keys - i.e. using it as a very expensive keyboard! I suppose it is an option, trouble is, my client wants to mostly do mousey things.
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> Would running a Mac VirtualMachine work?!
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> I guess I might end up just using a windows eye gaze system and making a simplified interface for the things he wants to do. This is also all conjecture as he is currently OK with the headmouse, but it may well be that he may not be soon...
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> The only one that is advertised to work is the LC Edge (see it at http://www.eyegaze.com/ ) Oh and the ERICA but thanks to a certain company that's no longer available.
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> Just a bit of feedback: I loaned a head mouse for a client the other day who was using a mac. The headmouse worked a treat (as it should, as it is just a USB mouse, but you never quite know do you). I panicked a bit when doing this as I thought - "what dwell click shall I use". But, a quick google and download found a good solution:
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> It seems to work very well/cleanly and provide the normal adjustments (jitter and reset distances etc), just needs a couple of tweaks to make it work well for a hands-free user, but these are described in the manual.
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> Next challenge for this client, i'm fairly sure, will be eye gaze for mac. Anyone done this?!!!!
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