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July 29, 2015
STOCKHOLM — July 29, 2015 — Tobii Tech, a business unit of Tobii, the global leader in eye tracking, today announced the Boost to the Big Time Program, a $1 million fund to support the development and distribution of PC games with integrated eye tracking. The Program offers strong potential to innovate, global game distribution, stellar marketing opportunities, cash payments and development support for those developers and studios that show superior creativity and promise in bringing gaming to the next level with eye tracking.
“The Boost to the Big Time program is an opportunity for all game developers to improve immersion and reach a broad global audience at the same time,” said Henrik Johansson, VP, products and marketing of Tobii Tech. “Eye tracking represents the next evolution in video games and, even more, an opportunity for developers to create experiences unlike anything gamers have seen before. Developers joining the program will revolutionize gaming, get the opportunity to partner and showcase with the world’s largest gaming hardware manufacturers, reviewed by the world’s most prominent gaming media and get paid at the same time.”
The first of its kind program is open to developers large and small with no restrictions on the size or scope of the game or where it is published. Any game that features eye tracking is eligible for the program. Specifically, the Program offers:
“The real beauty in eye tracking integration is its simple and easy implementation,” said Anders Olsson, VP, software partners of Tobii Tech. “Our current partners have been able to create completely new immersive experiences with very little additional development time - even as little as two days - meaning we can even add eye tracking to existing games or games currently in production, as seen in Assassin’s Creed Rogue and theHunter:Primal.”
With eye tracking, developers can create immersive experiences that don’t exist in today’s games. Four key eye tracking implementation opportunities include:
For more on the Boost to the Big Time Program, including how to apply, please visit tobii.com/Boost.
Additional Information
Tobii is the global leader in eye tracking and pioneer of attention computing. Creating tech for a better future, our technologies and solutions apply to areas such as behavioral studies and research, healthcare, education and training, gaming, extended reality, automotive, and many more. Headquartered in Sweden, Tobii is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (TOBII). For more information: www.tobii.com.
July 29, 2015
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Head of Communications, Tobii
Tobii is the global leader in eye tracking and pioneer of attention computing. Creating tech for a better future, our technologies and solutions apply to areas such as behavioral studies and research, healthcare, education and training, gaming, extended reality, automotive, and many more. Headquartered in Sweden, Tobii is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (TOBII). For more information: www.tobii.com.