Now we have GOOGLE – that never-ending, always-innovating behemoth of the tech world – which has created exactly that, in the form of a hands-free gaming ‘mouse’: Project Gameface, a device (now open-sourced) that ushers in a new era of hands-free gaming, with facial expressions controlling the action.
Unveiled at last year’s desktop-launch event GOOGLE I/O, Project Gameface was far from an inconsequential tech toy – it was another example of GOOGLE’s fervent commitment to ensuring that its technology works for everyone. By combining a device’s camera with a facial expression database from MediaPipe’s Face Landmarks Detection API, they turned this gadget into a hands-free gaming mouse. Users can use facial gestures – like opening one’s mouth or raising eyebrows – to move and mount the cursor for gaming, paving the way for a new kind of digital dexterity.
Access is at the core of Project Gameface, and making the code open source means that thousands of Android developers around the world can now put the accessibility feature in their applications on GOOGLE’s most widely used operating system. Whether it’s a web browser, a game controller, or an in-app menu, suddenly a whole new universe of navigation is available to users – including people with mobility challenges – who would have never been able to interact with content the way it could be now.
At its most basic level, the technology in Project Gameface enlists the device’s camera to read facial microexpressions and real-time head rotations, translating these into cursor movement on-screen. A user can move the cursor by opening his or her mouth, for example, or hit a click-and-drag action by raising their eyebrows. This interaction model silently raises the bar on accessibility, allowing players to put their body in the game – and enables a new kind of gaming, and application navigation, all in one.
Project Gameface is a critical breakthrough in terms of gaming personalisation and general application control. There comes a point in the evolution of any innovation when a collaborative effort is required to help it cross the chasm from developer mitosis to wider use. With GOOGLE introducing Project Gameface, a push towards perceptual control for Android apps has begun. As developers start weaving this feature into Android applications, users will have a future where digital control is personalised, intuitive and more accessible. The gaming industry will undergo a second revolution where gamers will show up to their digital chronicles and quests without a game controller in hand: they will play games in a way that propels gaming inclusion to a new helix of innovation.
Rather than keep the technology hidden behind a proprietary barrier, by open sourcing Project Gameface, GOOGLE is democratising innovation by inviting developers all over the world to improve on their technology, creating a constant pool of developers that will help advance the technology as GOOGLE and others explore new applications for the potential that this technology holds. As we explore these applications, whether it’s improving the technology itself, exploring new applications of the system or achieving greater accuracy within the system, developers – brought together by the open source nature of Project Gameface – are playing an important role in making the digital environment as intuitive and as accessible as possible.
In their commitment to the cause, there is something of a prophetic vision in GOOGLE’s willingness to transform our social spaces on the web – demonstrated by their work on Project Gameface – towards increasing accessibility. GOOGLE is in the business of lightning – always on the lookout for new techniques to improve the experience of users. Their exploration of the artificial creates new worlds that are more inclusive and equal.
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In short, GOOGLE’s Project Gameface may be more than a technological invention – it could be a blueprint for the future of digital accessibility and interactivity. With GOOGLE leading the way as such a model of innovation, there’s much talk about the potential impact of Project Gameface for gaming, accessibility and digital interactivity. By making the technology available open-source, GOOGLE isn’t just enlisting other developers but providing a kind of rallying cry for a more accessible digital world. And isn’t that something we should all celebrate?
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