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Midiblocks – Programming with Face Gestures (midiblocks.com)
11 points by uberswe on Dec 4, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


That's awesome, really love what you've built here! I guess one of the most exciting use case would be for people with a disability. Did you already think about that? What's your thoughts on this?


I'm not the author but I love the idea. It reminds me of the computer Stephen Hawking used in his later years to communicate. I originally found this when I stumbled across this video shared on reddit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcDOv09-5RI


It's unclear what the intended use of this project is. Is it to somehow add facial gesture recognition to websites? Or is it for children to have some fun in a Scratch-like programming environment? Why does the name have "Midi" in it when it has nothing to do with MIDI controllers (which was my first guess when I read the title)?


I think the biggest use case would be people with disabilities that makes them unable to program with a keyboard, mouse or speech. Similar to how Stephen Hawking was able to talk using facial movements.


Will that work for people with tardive dyskinesia?




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