Tobii eye-tracking to be used as e-sports training tool

June 09, 2014

PCs begat PC games, which then spawned PC gaming peripherals, and then game tournaments with large cash prizes. Now Tobii has taken its eye-tracking technology and helped create the first e-sports training tool. The SteelSeries Sentry Eye Tracker takes the Tobii technology and uses it as a virtual e-sports coach, tracking players' eye movements across the screen. Both companies hope gamers will use it in much the same way that NFL teams uses game film, trying to break down their strengths and where each individual player may improve. And yes, the rise of the e-sports continues to justify the investment. Twitch.tv, which allows gamers to broadcast their own game streams and serves as the official broadcast partner of sorts for many gaming tournaments, reportedly generated just under two percent of all U.S. Internet traffic at peak periods.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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