Work Package 3: User Involvement

Work Package 3 (WP3) concentrates on User Involvement. WP3 looks at what potential users want from an eye control system. People have individual needs and the systems must be flexible enough to accommodate them. We're working with people with various disabilities and levels of severity - and they're all helping us to see what improvements and developments are necessary. Read more ...

Questionnaire on User Needs

An essential part of this project is to actively involve people with disabilities and those who support them in order to bring about improvements with this exciting new technology. By responding to this questionnaire, you will be playing a significant part in ensuring that the aims of the project remain closely linked to what people with disabilities actually need, rather than what others might think they need.

Get involved and fill out the Questionnaire on User Needs: [Microsoft Word Document (.doc)]

Work Package 3 Reports

• D3.1 User requirements report with observations of difficulties users are experiencing
  Donegan, M., Oosthuizen, L., Bates, R., Daunys, G., Hansen, J.P., Joos, M., Majaranta, P. and Signorile, I. (2005) D3.1 User requirements report with observations of difficulties users are experiencing. Communication by Gaze Interaction (COGAIN), IST-2003-511598: Deliverable 3.1.
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• D3.2 Report on features of the different systems and development needs
  Donegan et al. (2006) D3.2 Report on features of the different systems and development needs. Communication by Gaze Interaction (COGAIN), IST-2003-511598: Deliverable 3.2.
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• D3.3 Report of user trials and usability studies
  Donegan et al. (2006) D3.3 Report of user trials and usability studies. Communication by Gaze Interaction (COGAIN), IST-2003-511598: Deliverable 3.3. [PDF ]

Eye Control Hints and Tips

New!
A multimedia training resource to make the initial assessment process and eye control take-up as successful as possible for as many people as possible.
Click here to read more...

Videos

• COGAIN videos
  Introduction to various gaze controlled systems and their features, interviews, demonstrations and end-users.
  http://www.cogain.org/media/videos
• COGAIN 2006 End-User Session
  Videos of talks given at the COGAIN 2006 End-User Session
  http://www.cogain.org/cogain2006/cogain2006-videos/#end-user-session

Photos from User Sessions at COGAIN Events

• Open house and WP3 retreat with users at COGAIN 2005
• End-user sessions at COGAIN 2006
• End-user sessions at COGAIN 2007

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