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Everything we wear, every product we use, every building we see is a design defined by a certain shape. The Design with Vision project illustrates how eye tracking technology can be combined with shape generation software to create a radically new type of computer aided design. As you sketch ideas for product shape the system detects what you are looking at and offers you a range of on-screen alternative shapes. This is computing that works with your own creativity rather than replacing it – this research, a collaboration between the OU and the University of Leeds is aimed at stimulating and generating ideas for designers, the result could have a global effect on the industries of the future.
Track 1: Future Design Tools
This video reveals research into some of the very latest design tools. It shows how eye tracking technology can be combined with shape generation software to create a radically new type of computer aided design. The Designing with Vision system is like having a design colleague sit next to you at your computer screen. As you sketch ideas for product shape the system detects what you are looking at and offers you a range of on-screen alternative shapes.
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Future Design Tools | This video reveals research into some of the very latest design tools. It shows how eye tracking technology can be combined with shape generation software to create a radically new type of computer aided design. The Designing with Vision system is like having a design colleague sit next to you at your computer screen. As you sketch ideas for product shape the system detects what you are looking at and offers you a range of on-screen alternative shapes. Play now Future Design Tools |
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