Video: Hacked PlayStation Camera Lets Paralyzed Artist Continue His Work.

Tony Quan is a dude unfortunately paralyzed by ALS. Quan is also an artist who isn’t letting that stop him from continuing his craft, thanks to a hacked PlayStation camera.

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In 2003, artist Tony Quan was diagnosed with ALS, the same paralyzing disorder that has affected Stephen Hawking for decades. As the ALS quickly progressed, Tony lost his ability to create art, so some friends got together to make a head-mounted device out of a Playstation Eye camera that would let him paint again.

The EyeWriter employs open source software and hacked eye tracking hardware (for example, the Playstation Eye camera) to allow artists who have lost the use of their hands to continue to create art. You can get the instructions on how to create your own low-cost version of the EyeWriter  here.