Gaming charity SpecialEffect is taking over the PC Gamer community forums this week in a friendly (and very welcome) way.

For those of you who may not be familiar with this UK-based charity, it strives to provide gamers with physical disabilities with the equipment they need to ensure that everyone can enjoy gaming at their best. EyeMine is a free software package that allows players to use only their eye movements to It is a free software package that allows players to control Minecraft using only their eye movements.

The range of eye movement required is minimal, and in its simplest mode, with only five large on-screen buttons to choose from, EyeMine software can provide a variety of in-game actions such as walking, flying, and attacking. The expanded range of tracking and on-screen furniture also allows for full access to crafting, building, and even chat functions.

If you know of a great Minecraft world that would be perfect for eye tracking and easy to navigate with basic controls, please let SpecialEffect know in the forums.

The software supports widely available eye trackers, including Tobii's (such as the plug-and-play Tobii Eye Tracker 4C), most trackers built into gaming laptops, MyGaze and Alea's auxiliary units. Other eye trackers can also be used for mouse emulation mode. Other eye trackers may also be compatible in mouse emulation mode.

A full list of compatible eye trackers can be found on EyeMine's GitHub page. The EyeMine GitHub page also has a zipped, up-to-date release that contains everything you need to start using EyeMine.

All you need otherwise is a Windows PC and a Minecraft account. Before purchasing the game, you can also test the software first to make sure everything is up and running.

EyeMine was built by Kirsty McNaught for SpecialEffect and first released in 2018. It is a game-specific fork of the free Optikey software that allows a wide range of PC controls through eye tracking.

And even if you are not a Minecraft enthusiast, you can help by showing your support for the charity in ways you can; SpecialEffect welcomes donations, and SpecialEffect's donation page is here.

The charity continues to work on new and innovative ways to connect gamers with the games they love. Most recently, they partnered with Logitech G, Cherry Rae, and The Able Gamers Charity to create the Adaptive Gaming Kit (a collection of buttons and switches made for the Xbox Adaptive Controller, which removes some of the barriers faced by the traditional layout ) and a colorful G Pro Special Edition designed and released by Sun and Moon Studios. He is also working with Sun and Moon Studios on a collection of games for the web that support eye tracking.