In November 2005 I handed in my thesis on using eyetracking as a control input in computer games. It started out as a very ambitious project, and I was planning prototyping, user tests, and interviews with people in the know. I was heavily inspired by a project I did with Tore back in 2003 (which I would actually recommend reading instead of my thesis linked here).

It was too ambitious, however, and the thesis ended up being purely theoretical, and pretty boring I have to admit. I got an average grade for it as well, which I was quite pleased with however, but I never properly got around the topic I wanted to cover. And it wasn't because I didn't have the time for it, I was just pricking around too much, and the only factors that kicked me into submission was my supervisor (hat-tip), and moving to Dublin.

Anywho, in a sudden flash of feeling somebody might find the content of the thesis useful, even though it's a couple of years old (it might serve as a good example of how to write an average thesis), I am releasing it into the wild, for your perusal. If you actually make your way through it, and have questions or comments, please do drop them in a mail or in the comments to this post.

→ Download Where the Hands Meet the Eye — Master thesis, November 2005.