A NEW WAY TO PLAY

Kiss your joystick goodbye, said Jared Newman in Time.com. SteelSeries, a Danish manufacturer of video game peripherals, and Tobii Technology, a Swedish eye-tracking firm, are teaming up to create a gameplay device that would let players control the game based on where they look. While “it’ll be up to game developers to actually support eye tracking,” the new technology could open up vast new gaming possibilities. Imagine “a detective-type game where you’re investigating a crime, and people at the scene will react differently based on how you make eye contact,” or a Superman game that lets players “blast a bad guy with laser vision.” While details, including price and availability, are still unknown, Tobii plans to present the technology to developers in March.