Zachery Lieberman on DIY Gadgets, Making Fonts With Cars, and the Holy F**k Moment

Eye-trackers, devices that use small cameras to measure the motion of eyes, are often used to assist the disabled in digitally highlighting and spelling text. The technology is extremely expensive, with costs ranging anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 for each pair. Yet Zachery Lieberman, the co-creator of OpenFrameworks and an assistant professor at Parsons, developed an eye-tracker for only $50.

Speaking at our recent Most Creative People event, Lieberman (featured as #36 on our list) told...