OculusScroll - Chrome Extension

oculus (Latin) / eye (English)

A Chrome extension that allows webpage scrolling based on eye tracking. It is a React-based project written in TypeScript. It makes use of the WebGazer.js eye tracking library.

Build the repository

• Prerequisites:

  • node + npm
  • It is recommended to use nvm.

• If you want to build the repository from source follow the instructions listed below:

  git clone https://github.com/prokolyvakis/OculusScroll.git
  cd OculusScroll 
  # Install the dependencies:
  npm install
  # Build the project:
  npm run build
  # If you want to build the project in `watch mode`
  # then please run instead: npm run watch
  

• To run the tests, please run: npx jest or npm run test.

Load extension to Chrome

1. Follow the steps mentioned in the above section to build the project.
2. Open Chrome and visit: chrome://extensions
3. Enable Developer mode by ticking the checkbox in the upper-right corner.
4. Click on the Load unpacked extension button.
5. Select the dist directory created after building in the OculusScroll folder.

License

The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. For more information, please refer to the license.