Using an Irisbond Hiru with EasyClick Pro (incl. Beginner Mode) | www.eyegazegames.com

The Eye Gaze Games website has been created to work with a wide range of eye gaze cameras,

when both the camera and website have been set up correctly to work together.

The website works with your eye gaze camera, when you are using it to control the mouse

cursor position and a Left Click.

In this video, we will look at how to play on the site using the Irisbond Hiru eye gaze

camera and its EasyClick Pro software on Windows.

With the Irisbond Hiru camera’s Easy Click Pro software, you move your eyes to

control where the mouse clicks onscreen.

There are different ways you can choose to do this, using the EasyClick Pro software’s

different modes.

These modes are the Left Click mode,

the Keep Left Click Active mode,

the ‘Click with Zoom’ mode

or the Mouse Movement mode.

You may find that you prefer to use different options for different games,

depending on the accuracy or gameplay controls required.

If you have access to the EasyClick Beginner software, you may also consider this an option

for playing on eyegazegames.com, so we will also cover this in this video.

We will go through each of these modes and look at how they can be used with the different

options available on the site, including the control scheme options and the in-built Dwell option.

There are two control schemes built into the website that you can choose between.

The first option is Classic, which uses large onscreen buttons to control actions

in both the 2D games, such as the board games, and the 3D games, such as Open Drive or Gazey Golf.

The second option is ‘Precise’, which is more direct and often uses either smaller

onscreen targets in the 2D game or uses the mouse cursor position to steer or aim

in the 3D games.

You can change between these two options in the Eye Gaze settings in the Controls Menu

on the Eye Gaze Games site, or in the top left corner of some games.

Here we are using the Classic control scheme on the website in some of the 2D games.

These larger buttons that are spaced apart combine to allow you to control the gameplay.

For instance, in Chess we select a button to choose a piece, another button to choose

where it moves to, and a third button to make the move.

Here we are now using smaller targets with the Precise control scheme, and we can

directly choose pieces on the board and then choose where to move them to.

The smaller targets in the Precise control scheme may allow you to play more directly

and take a go with less selections, but may be more difficult to select targets due

to their size and position.

In the 3D games, the difference between the Classic and Precise control schemes

isn’t just the accuracy required, but also the style of gameplay is changed quite significantly, too.

Here is an example of using the Classic control scheme in the 3D games where we are

using the onscreen buttons to steer and drive in Open Drive.

And here we are using the onscreen buttons to move the camera to aim and hit in Gazey Golf.

When using the Precise mode in Open Drive, the vehicle will follow your gaze as

you move the mouse cursor around the environment.

You steer left by looking to the left of the vehicle.

You steer right by looking to the right and you go forwards by looking ahead of the vehicle.

To brake and then reverse you look below the vehicle.

If playing in Classic mode, you will instead have onscreen buttons to select to steer the vehicle.

You will first steer and choose which direction to face using the arrow buttons and then

choose to drive by selecting the button at the bottom of the screen in the centre.

You will then select a button in the same location to stop the vehicle, before changing

direction again.

Similarly, in Gazey Golf, using Precise mode means your aim will follow your

gaze as you move your mouse cursor around the screen.

Whilst in Classic you will use onscreen buttons to direct your aim.

Classic is a good place to start for many players and can be used with all of the

different mouse control modes in EasyClick in both the 2D and 3D games, though some players

may like the more direct controls that the Precise option offers.

However, in the 3D games, not all the modes in EasyClick Pro will work with it.

We will now go through the different modes in EasyClick and show how each one works with

the two different control schemes on the Eye Gaze Games website.

With the Irisbond Hiru Camera’s EasyClick Beginner software you have constant control of the mouse cursor position,

which means you have a few options for how you can choose to play the games.

When using the EasyClick software in ‘Beginner’

mode, you move your eyes to move the mouse cursor around the screen and the windows mouse

cursor icon will follow your gaze.

You can look at the buttons onscreen to hover the mouse cursor over them and then use the

EasyClick software to Left Click and select these using a Dwell, Blink or Switch, depending

on which option you have chosen to use in the EasyClick options.

For instance, here, we are using the Easy Click Beginner software’s Dwell option,

and we can look at the buttons onscreen to hover the mouse cursor over them and dwell

for a set amount of time to Left Click and select them.

When using EasyClick’s Beginner mode, you can also choose to use the Eye Gaze Games

website’s own in-built Dwell, which has the advantage of being centralised on the

onscreen buttons.

Some may find that this can help keep their eyes on a target, whilst dwelling.

You can find this option in the eye gaze settings in the Controls Menu on the site or during

the Setup Wizard.

If using this feature, just turn off the Dwell Click option in the EasyClick software whilst

using the website, so you are just using EasyClick to control the mouse cursor and not the clicks.

If using the in-built Dwell, you can also change settings related to this on the site,

such as Dwell time and also whether you can make repeat selections whilst dwelling on

a button or whether you need to look away and back between each selection.

With the EasyClick Beginner software, you can interact with the website and all

of the games using either the Classic or Precise control schemes.

Here we are using the Classic controls scheme in some of the 2D games.

We are also using the in-built Dwell, but you can also use the Left Click option in

the EasyClick Beginner options.

We use combinations of the buttons on the left and right to navigate and select pieces

and where to place them.

Here we are now using the Precise mode in some of the 2D games and again using the

in-built Dwell.

We can directly select the piece and then select where to place them.

Here we are using Classic in the 3D games and also using the in-built Dwell.

In Open Drive we use the onscreen arrow buttons to steer and in Gazey Golf we use them to aim.

For the 3D games, the Precise control scheme will change the style of gameplay quite

considerably and let you control steering and aiming more directly.

If using Precise controls, you may find that adjusting the ‘smoothing’ in the

settings in the Easy Click Beginner software, helps to make steering feel more

responsive and so easier to control.

Choosing Very Low is the most responsive when you move your gaze, making the vehicle

feel like it is turning quicker.

In Gazey Golf, using the Precise controls means that your aim will follow your gaze

as you move your mouse cursor.

Like EasyClick’s Beginner mode, the

Mouse Movement option from the Pro toolbar in EasyClick Pro will also

enable you to move the Windows mouse cursor around the screen using your gaze, giving

you constant control of the Windows mouse cursor position.

For instance, here, we are using the Easy Click Pro software’s Dwell option,

and we can look at the buttons onscreen to hover the mouse cursor over them and dwell

for a set amount of time to Left Click and select them.

As with EasyClick’s Beginner mode, using the Mouse Movement option, you

can also choose to use the Eye Gaze Games website’s own in-built Dwell, which has

the advantage of being centralised on the onscreen buttons, which some may find can

keep their eyes on a target to select it more easily.

However, please be aware that you can’t turn off the Click option in the EasyClick

Pro software, so your Dwell, Blink or Switch Click will still be active in addition

to the site’s in-built Dwell and may conflict.

However, you are able to turn off the Left Click in the EasyClick Beginner software,

so there may be an option for players who would like to use the website’s in-built Dwell

option and with similar control over the mouse cursor to EasyClick Pro’s Mouse

Movement mode, whilst playing on the site.

If using the site’s in-built Dwell, the dwell time can be adjusted in the Eye Gaze

options on the website and in the setup wizard.

You can also choose whether you are able to select a button repeatedly without needing

to look away between selections or whether you need to look away and back to it to make

a repeat selection.

As before, if using Precise controls with the Mouse Movement mode in Open Drive, you may find

that adjusting the ‘smoothing’ in the settings in the EasyClick Pro software,

helps to make steering feel more responsive and so easier to control.

Choosing Very Low is the most responsive when you move your gaze, making the vehicle

feel like it is turning quicker.

You can also check the Options within the different games to see what settings can be

changed for controls and gameplay too.

If using the Left Click or Keep Left Click Active option

from the Pro toolbar, you will have a ‘desktop gaze bubble’

that shows where you are looking onscreen.

With Left Click mode you will need to select the Left Click icon in the Pro toolbar

between selections, whilst the Keep Left Click Active mode will not and you will

make left clicks each time you pause your gaze, until you turn the mode off.

With both the Left Click and Keep Left Click Active modes, you will Left Click

at the point you stop moving your gaze, using a Dwell, Blink or Switch, depending on which

option you have chosen to use in the EasyClick Pro software’s options.

You will not be able to use the optional in-built Dwell on the site, so set this to ‘Off’

when setting up your controls on the Setup Wizard or Controls menu with these modes.

Here we are using the Keep Left Click Active method with the EasyClick Pro’s Dwell

option for Left Click.

We are using this mode with the Classic control scheme on the site, which can be used

to interact with the onscreen buttons that can be used to control all of the games this way.

For instance, here, to select the buttons, we hover our gaze over the buttons and use

the Easy Click Pro’s Dwell option to select them to control which pieces are moved where.

If using the Left Click or Keep Left Click Active option in the 2D games, such as the

board games, you can also use the Precise

control scheme to select smaller targets on the boards themselves and control the game

more directly.

If using the Left Click or Keep Left Click Active option when playing the 3D games,

such as Open Drive or Gazey Golf using the Keep Left Click Active mode, you

will need to use the Classic control scheme which has onscreen buttons that can

be selected.

If you would like to try the Precise mode in these games for more direct control, you

will need to use either EasyClick in Beginner mode or use the Mouse Movement mode

in EasyClick Pro, which we showed earlier.

The Click with Zoom mode can be used

to select onscreen buttons on the site using the Classic scheme in both the 2D

and 3D games.

You will not be able to use the optional in-built Dwell on the site, so set this to ‘Off’

when setting up your controls on the Setup Wizard or Controls menu with these modes.

Here we are using the Classic control scheme on the website in some of the 2D games.

These larger targets use multiple steps to allow you to control the gameplay.

The Click with Zoom mode can also be used with the Precise control scheme

on the site in the 2D games to directly choose pieces on the board and then choose where

to move them to.

You cannot use the Precise control scheme with the Click with Zoom mode in the

3D games as they need to reference the Windows mouse cursor position at all times.

Therefore, if you would like to use EasyClick’s Click with Zoom mode, use the Classic

control scheme when playing the 3D games.

Here we are using the Classic control scheme and using the onscreen buttons to steer

and drive in Open Drive.

And here we are using the onscreen buttons to move the camera to aim and hit in Gazey Golf.

If using the ‘Click with Zoom’ mode, the screen will freeze whilst you zoom.

This may affect how difficult it is to control some games where timing is an element.

As before, if you would like to try the Precise control scheme in the 3D games, you will need

to either use EasyClick in Beginner mode or use the Mouse Movement mode

in EasyClick Pro.

We hope that this guide has helped with setting up the Eye Gaze Games website to use with

your preferred method of eye control with the Irisbond Hiru’s EasyClick software.

You may also find it useful to explore the Options within the different games to see

what settings can be changed for controls and gameplay, too.

To try the games yourself and play for free, visit www.eyegazegames.com