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Tobii EyeX 4C and 5 headtracker

Info:

In close cooperation with the Tobii developers we developed a tracker-plugin for the Tobii EyeX 4C and recently the Tobii 5. This new version of the tracker provides headpose data to FaceTrackNoIR. This headpose can then be used in games etc.

In addition to the headpose, the gaze-point itself is also relayed to FaceTrackNoIR and game-developers can use that, to (for example) use it to aim.  

 

If you have questions regarding the Tobii tracker(s), please post them here: [discussion:tobii]

 

Advantages:

The Tobii 4C and 5 tracker reliably track the headpose of the user, in various conditions.

Downloads:

The current version of the Tobii4C tracker plugin is available as a separate free plugin, which can be downloaded here: Tobii 4C tracker and Tobii5 tracker. Of course, you must install the correct one matching your device!

The plugin must be installed 'on top of' FaceTrackNoIR.

Settings:

 4C settings

When the tracker is running, FaceTrackNoIR retrieves data from the Tobii device. The window indicates the presence of a user and the activity of the device.

 

Tracker algorithm: at this moment only the Raw headpose algorithm is implemented. The data received from the Tobii device is directly relayed to FaceTrackNoIR. To tweak in-game movement, you can adjust the curves and (if necessary) smoothing and filtering settings of FaceTrackNoIR.

 

Show target indicator: the target indicator shows the point to which the user is 'gazing' on the screen. You can turn this off here.

Known Issues and limitations:

  • The plugin requires a Tobii tracker to work.
  • The 4C plugin must be removed, when you have a Tobii 5 device.