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TOMORROW'S NEWS
The thinking man's computer interface
It has been more than two years since Nintendo revolutionized how we play video games with the Wii. So it must be about time for another paradigm shift, right?
That is what Emotiv Systems is hoping to achieve with their Emotiv EPOC headset, a new consumer level brain computer interface, or BCI. In simpler terms, you can control your computer with your thoughts.
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The headset holds 16 sensors that read electronic signals in the user's brain. It is then able to recognize more than 30 different signals. These signals include conscious thoughts, including the physical manipulation of objects or facial
The headset was used to operate a car on the Discovery Channel's Prototype:This.
expressions, and non-conscious thoughts like moods.
At a demonstration at The Entertainment Gathering conference in December, a man from the audience, after a few minutes of setup, was able to rotate a digital cube in different directions and make it disappear and reappear with only his thoughts.
It also contains a gyroscope to register the movement of the wearer's head.
The headset has been developed with video games in mind, but has already been applied for other purposes.
A video on Emotiv's website, www.emotiv.com, shows the headset used to control an electronic wheelchair with one's facial expressions.
The Emotiv EPOC will be released later this year.
Zach White
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