Alternative and Augmentative Communication for People with Disabilities and Language Problems: An Eye Gaze Tracking Approach

Usability and performance of selected configurations of eye tracking sets in augmentative and alternative communication - case study

“…It is worth emphasising that the program performs the same set of tasks each time, and that is why, after a minor change in the equipment configuration, a change in the result can be expected. A test was conducted in nine equipment-program configurations in order to check how much eye trackers strain a computer: y Notebook Microsoft Surface Pro connected to power with an activated Windows 10 Pro Operating System OS ([1]) y Configuration [1] with a connected and activated device TobiiEyeMobile Plus [2] y Configuration [2] with activated computer control software for…”

“…Windows Control [3] y Configuration [2] with activated computer control software OptiKey [4] y Configuration [2] with Microsoft's beta version activated computer control software Eye Control (Pointing with eyesight) [5] y Configuration [1] connected to an activated TobiiEyeTracker 4C device [6] y Configuration [6] with activated computer control software, Windows Control [7]. y Configuration [6] with activated computer control software, OptiKey [8] y Configuration [6] with Microsoft's beta version activated computer control software Eye Control (Pointing with eyesight) produced by Microsoft [9].…”

“…pictograms which illustrate words, needs to be found and then modern communication aids must be used (Clarke and Price, 2012; von Tetzchner and Martinsen, 2006). In such cases devices using advanced computer technology prove most useful as they enable persons with very complex dysfunctions to communicate (Light et al, 2019; Arias et al, 2016). People using graphic signs usually use a computer program with an appropriate sign system.…”