Objective

Mouse control (moving mouse cursor, clicking and dragging) by head pointing.

Description

By moving the head up/down or left/right the mouse cursor should move accordingly. A left click is performed by dwelling (stopping movement and waiting for some time). To do a right, double or drag click select the respective button in the ARE GUI and move the cursor to the location where the click should be performed at. The mouse speed can be changed by using the slider. Click on the On/Off button to toggle mouse control.

Video frame showing face with tracked nose and chin GUI with buttons and slider

Choose Camera:     First camera    Second camera    Third camera    Fourth camera  Mouse Speed:  
Apply and Start Model

Requirements

Integrated Webcam or USB camera. OS: Windows, Linux, Mac OSX

Building Block

XFacetrackerLK(link is external)

Plugins

XFacetrackerLK(link is external)

Related Videos

Camera Mouse Demo Screencast(link is external)

Camera Mouse Model Creation Screencast(link is external)

Related Tutorials

Camera Mouse Creation StepbyStep Tutorial(link is external)