Eye-Tracking Hairdresser's

Folk in need of a fresh new haircut inevitably end up stock still, wanly staring at their own face. Chit-chat is commonplace but I for one grow weary of tiresome tales of how Sharon's kids have been eating mud in the garden, or drawing ducks on the walls in crayola. Ho ho, yes Sharon, what a predicament. Ho ho, quite Sharon, ducks' heads do look like penises.

Immobile, trapped and bored of spotting the imperfections covering your disembodied head, you wish for something to do whilst your trainee hair technician hacks at your precious barnet.

But not in this hairdresser's.

This place employs eye tracking technology to judge the direction of your gaze via a camera set in the mirror [link1]. The mirror itself is a projection mirror screen [link2] on which your gaze is displayed in real time as a small blue blob.

Upon sitting down, the mirror displays a smörgåsbord of options, ala the MayGay pub games we all know and love. By staring at any in particular for 3 seconds the option is selected. Options include:

Mirror mode, in which you see no projection;

Buzzer mode, in which a line is drawn on the mirror and the punter must follow it precisely around. Similar to the game in which you attempt to slide a metal loop around a shaped metal pole without touching the sides;

Rat attack mode, in which rats appear on the screen and the punter must whack them by blinking at them;

And a host of other games. An off button is displayed at all times in the corner that will switch back to mirror mode whenever you wish, just by staring at it.

Natural time limit - complete the game before you are politely forced to tip your head forward please.