Google Will Launch A Kursor Control Tool Using Face On Android

Google slides tools for people with disabilities (photo: dock. Google)

AKARTA Google first introduced Project Gameface, hands-free gaming capabilities, at the I/O 2023 event. This project was developed actively until it was finally available in open-source form.

The company, through an official broadcast, says that open-source for Project Gamefaces can already be used by Android developers. They can integrate Gamefaces into their artificial applications as an accessibility feature. By using Project Gameface, application users can control computer cursors through head and face movements. Users can raise eyebrows to click or drag and open mouths to move the cursor. "Devectors can now build applications where users can configure their experiences by adjusting their facial expressions, movement size, cursor speed, and more," said Google. Inspired by Lance Carr, a paralyzed video streamer, this capability was made for people with disabilities. From the start, Project Gameface was developed to facilitate access to a game, but this project can also be used for educational purposes. Google is working with Incluzza, a social company that supports persons with disabilities in India, in launching this project. Both study how this project can be implemented in an educational environment and work.

To make Project Gameface useful for people with disabilities who use Android, Google holds several principles in design creation and basic development of its capabilities. That principle includes cost-effective and publicly available solutions, making Gameface a new means of accessibility, and developing Gameface as a user-friendly and customizable controller.