Perifoveal Display, multi-monitor system that only illuminates the screen that the user is looking at

The MIT Media Lab has created the Perifoveal Display system, that uses Kinect to automatically illuminate the screen when the user looks directly at it, presenting an image with the brightness that the eyes need to see their best.

To protect users' eyesight and reduce energy consumption, MIT Media Lab researchers, a laboratory within the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dedicated to research projects in design convergence, multimedia and technology, have developed a curious multi-monitor system based on Kinect that automatically lights up the interface depending on the use that is being given to it.

The Perifoveal Display presents the information you need with the brightness that the eyes require and only when you are looking directly, dimming the rest so that the eyes do not have to strain. Then, if you look at another screen, that section lights up immediately. The system also offers the possibility of configuring it so that the rest of the screens remain off when they are not being viewed until a specific piece of information requires their activation., such as the presence of movement in a security camera or the publication of a company's quarterly report.

The project is currently in the incubation phase, and the speed of response is intended when a user looks at a screen.

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