Twitch is little short of a phenomenon - now a household name for videogamers. The site attracts 60 million enthusiasts each month to watch live and on-demand streams of other players' efforts. In the three years since it was born as an offshoot of the general video-streaming site Justin.tv, it has also become the de facto home for e-sports competitions in the US. It now consumes more primetime internet traffic in the US ...
Over the past few years there has been increased interest in gaze-tracking technology - where a computer can detect and track where your eyes are looking and focussing, and respond accordingly. Japanese start-up Fove has developed a consumer eye-tracking helmet for use in virtual reality environments. This would allow gamers to line up their target using their eyes, as well as helping the game understand how to present the graphics in 3D space and simulate how our eyes ...