Tobii Tutorial

Tobii Tutorial

Hardware Required:

• Tobii Eye Tracker
• MicroUSB to USB cord

Software:

• Go to https://tobiigaming.com/getstarted/
• Click on
  

to download the software required for the eye tracker

• Install and follow through the calibration steps
• If having troubles with Eye Tracker detection, refer to the steps found in BUGS

Game Dev Add-Ons:

• For people who like to stream video games or want to show their eye tracker with an audience outside of their own screen check out Tobii Ghost
  
  

Programming using C#:

• https://developer.tobii.com/consumer-eye-trackers/core-sdk/getting-started/

Unity Demo:

• Go to https://github.com/Tobii/UnitySDK/releases to download the SDK package for Unity
• Download this:
  
• Go to Assets → Import Package and add it from wherever you stored it on your PC.
• To learn about all the scripts and their functions on cameras, etc you can go to demo scenes which explains each script
• Adding the ‘ExtendedViewFirstPerson’ script to your camera makes the Tobii eye tracker function as a camera for your character
  

BUGS:

• Tobii is not recognized by computer and the software asks for it to be connected (even though it’s connected)

• Open CMD with Administrator
• Type each of these commands one by one
• net stop "Tobii Service"
• takeown /F %programdata%\Tobii\* /R
• ICACLS %programdata%\Tobii /t /grant Everyone:(OI)(CI)M
• net start "Tobii Service"
• Tobii Software should now detect the eye tracker being plugged in