Art and Technology Helping in Life

By simply moving your eyes, the EyeWriter can help artists handicapped by Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka "Lou Gehrig's Disease", or other paralyzing diseases, draw. ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, paralyzes its victims, disallowing artists to create their design.

The EyeWriter is a result of the collaboration of Free Art and Technology, OpenFrameworks, Graffiti Research Lab, Ebeling Group communities, and ALS sufferer Tony Quan.

Tony Quan, a graffiti artist, hadn't drawn in years due to his disease. But then came Zachary Lieberman, the head of this project and friend of Tony Quan, with his new EyeWriter.

Zachary Lieberman is a computer programmer who specializes in computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and computer vision. He combines his skills in fascinating projects, some of which he profiled in a recent lecture now available online courtesy of PopTech. To learn more about Zachary, read this Herald article.



To learn more about this project, visit: http://www.eyewriter.org/
Sources: www.eyewriter.org, wikipedia, PopTech
By Brigette W.

Zachary Lieberman: An Artist's Biography

Zachary Lieberman is an American artist and software programmer. He combines computer graphics with human computer interaction. He recently helped a graffiti artist named Tony Quan, who was diagnosed with Lugarics disease. He created these glasses using cheap glasses, copper wire, IR LED's, and a micro CCD cam. This allowed Tony to project his Graffiti on the walls of buildings. “That was the first time i’ve drawn anything since 2003! It feels like taking a breath after being held underwater for 5 minutes.” –Tony Quan aka Tempt One.

Zach also created this car font where he hired a stunt driver to drive a smart car around and create letters using computer graphics. One last thing that Zach created is "Drawn," where he draws pictures that come to life.