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Brain/Computer Gaming Interface Coming in 2008

Posted by samzenpus on from the look-mom-no-hands dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Emotiv Systems today unveiled a brain/computer interface system with a helmet and software applications at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The Project Epoc system can move objects based on a gamer's thoughts, reflect facial expressions, and respond to the excitement or calm the gamer mentally exerts, the company said....While Emotiv is not yet ready to announce any partnerships, [they] did say the product will be coming to market in 2008."

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  1. Re:Well. by Broken+scope · · Score: 4, Informative

    RTFA. This is not an invasive technology. Its a helmet.

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  2. Re:Well. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    What is really ironic is the controller shown for this post is the first system to have such as device.

    The atari 2600 had it way back when...see link below.

    http://www.atarihq.com/museum/2678/mindlink.html

  3. More info and a picture by JuzzFunky · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here is their homepage: http://www.emotiv.com/

    Looks like they're looking for people to test their brain control devices on...
    http://www.gumtree.com.au/sydney/07/8397907.html

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  4. Re:Danger! by bendodge · · Score: 2, Informative

    That's sick. Besides, this only accepts input from the human.

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  5. Been there, done that.... by uf_RocketSurgeon · · Score: 5, Informative

    I made a "brainwave joystick" as part of my graduate research in neuro-engineering. http://www.picobay.com/projects/2006/05/controllin g-video-game-with-brain.html This is not new technology... it's been around for about twenty years now, but about every year or so CNN reports on it like it was just invented yesterday. It does have a high "gee-whiz" factor, but the reality is that the error rate is very high. There are thousands of neuroscientists working on brain computer interfacing at any given moment. What makes you think the first breakthrough is going to be for gaming? A more noble cause is to allow the paralyzed to control wheelchairs with mere thought and that hasn't happened yet (even an error rate of 5% is too high). Systems that are a little more accurate involve implanting electrodes in the brain. Unfortunately, scar tissue slowly surrounds the electrodes and the signals become weaker and weaker. Eventually after about 1 or 2 years the electrodes have to be surgically removed and placed in another location (and the patient has to be re-trained). So despite what the latest "future show" on the Discovery Channel may say, we are still a loooong way off from driving our cars with brain waves.