Controlling the computer with WiVIK and head mouse

Using WiVIK and a head mouse a person without arm and hand function can type on the computer

The user sits in front of the computer, wearing a reflector on his nose and a  headset for sip/puff control on his ear.

User with reflector on nose and headset for sip/puff control in front of computer

WiVIK is a virtual keyboard on the computer screen. WiVIK works on computers with the Windows operating system and replaces a regular keyboard. The user chooses keys using the ‘HeadMaster’ head mouse. The wireless head mouse replaces a standard mouse. The user moves the mouse using a reflector that sits on his nose and a receiver that sits on the computer screen. Infrared light from the receiver detects the user’s head movements through the reflector. A sip/puff control mounted on the user’s head serves as the right and left-click of the mouse.

Users comments
The user does not feel that WiVIK is ideal, it is too slow for him. Some games are hard to play with WiVIK, since they do not operate under Windows. Most on-line games have a setting that allows them to “open in windows” and then it is possible to work within Windows and use WiVIK.

Purchased from
WiVik: Rehabmodul AB (swedish), rehabmodul.se (last checked March 2020)
Head mouse: Origin Instruments, orin.com/ (last checked March 2020)

Paid for by
County Council

Editors comments
You can download other virtual keybords, for example ‘OnScreenKeys’, see spinalistips.se/en/tip-on-screen-keyboard-1282 (last checked March 2020).

Receiver of the head mouse. a small white box, sits above the computer screen.

Head mouse

Virtual keyboard on computer screen.

WiVIK virtual keyboard on computer screen

Relay box for sip/puff control.

Sip/puff control

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Author: Kalle

Kalle bor i en lägenhet och studerar på deltid. Han skadade sig 2001 och har en hög tetraplegi (C4). Han har personlig assistans dygnet rund, därav 4 timmar dubbelbemanning.

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