Mind games: computer headset lets brain control action
Wednesday, 23. July 2008, 09:02:19
Emotiv, a San Francisco-based startup that marries neuroscience and computer engineering, says its EPOC gaming headset offers only a glimpse of what the technology has to offer.
The EPOC headset features 16 sensors that press against a user's scalp to measure electrical activity in a brain using electroencephalography. A built-in gyro tracks head movement.
The sensors also register users' moods and facial expressions, merging the data in computer software that "learns" to match readings with what people are thinking, according to Le.
"There is a direct correlation between thought and what happens on screen," Le said. "It really fulfills this long fantasy people have had of moving objects just with thought."
A videogame will be included with the headset when the package goes on sale for 299 dollars at the Emotiv website and select shops.
Source: http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html
The EPOC headset features 16 sensors that press against a user's scalp to measure electrical activity in a brain using electroencephalography. A built-in gyro tracks head movement.
The sensors also register users' moods and facial expressions, merging the data in computer software that "learns" to match readings with what people are thinking, according to Le.
"There is a direct correlation between thought and what happens on screen," Le said. "It really fulfills this long fantasy people have had of moving objects just with thought."
A videogame will be included with the headset when the package goes on sale for 299 dollars at the Emotiv website and select shops.
Source: http://www.physorg.com/news134708559.html
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