Zach Lieberman, James Powderly, Evan Roth, Chris Sugrue, Tony "TEMPT1" Quan, Theo Watson EyeWriter 2009

  • Not on view

In 2003, TEMPT1, a graffiti artist and activist, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which eventually leaves those living with it paralyzed. But TEMPT1 continued to draw his tag on buildings in downtown Los Angeles using EyeWriter, a tool he developed with the help of a group of researchers. The EyeWriter is equipped with eye-tracking technology and software that captures the artist’s eye movements and sends them from a laptop at his bed to a remote laser-tagging device. As he draws, his tag is projected—large-scale and in real time—on buildings throughout the city.

Gallery label from Never Alone: Video Games and Other Interactive Design, September 10, 2022–July 16, 2023
Medium
openFrameworks and custom software, eyeglasses, PlayStation Eye camera, IR pass filter, IR LEDs, battery clip, resistor, zip ties, and flexible metal wire
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 1 15/16" (20 x 15 x 5 cm)
Credit
Architecture & Design Purchase Fund
Object number
777.2011
Copyright
Creative Commons Non-Commercial
Department
Architecture and Design

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