Twitch streamer with ALS beats the odds by using eye tracker to make content Twitch: yvmhawkingTwitch streamer \u2018YvMHawking\u2019 has ALS and cannot use his arms or legs \u2014 but he doesn\u2019t let that stop him from creating content, editing videos, and even developing video games by using only his eyes. 32-year-old Ben G\u00fcrkan is a Turkish Twitch streamer with over 10,000 followers. He\u2019s also a postgraduate biology student from AIBU who develops games in his spare time. G\u00fcrkan has ALS \u2014 a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control throughout the body. As a result, he cannot use any of his limbs. How, then, does he stream on Twitch? How does he study? Twitch streamer with ALS uses eye-tracker to play games G\u00fcrkan says that he\u2019s able to control his computer by using an eye tracker \u2014 and he\u2019s found significant success on Twitch as a result of his efforts. The eye tracker that G\u00fcrkan uses is attached to the bottom of his computer monitor. Using infrared rays, the tracker can follow where the streamer looks, allowing him to play video games and interact with viewers using specific eye motions. G\u00fcrkan first began experiencing symptoms of ALS when he was 25 years old. Due to the effects of his condition, he found himself spending his days in front of his computer, which prompted him to start streaming. \u201cAs you know, my whole day is spent in front of the computer,\u201d he says in the \u2018about\u2019 section on his Twitch channel. \u201cI wanted to open a publication while I was dealing with something.\u201d Now, viewers can tune into G\u00fcrkan\u2019s streams to see him controlling animated characters in-game using just his eyes while he lays back in bed. He also speaks with fans using a text to speech program, cultivating an active community of supportive fans. G\u00fcrkan has managed to overcome the odds and isn\u2019t letting ALS slow him down one bit, making him an inspiring figure for gamers and streamers the world over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Twitch streamer with ALS beats the odds by using eye tracker to make content Twitch: yvmhawkingTwitch streamer \u2018YvMHawking\u2019 has ALS and cannot use his arms or legs \u2014 but he doesn\u2019t let that stop him from creating content, editing videos, and even developing video games by using only his eyes. 32-year-old Ben G\u00fcrkan is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62805"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62805\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}