Subscribe RSS FeedImagine being able to control your game character with your mind. Or, fly an airplane by thinking. Well, the enabling technology to do this can now be purchased and used by anyone.
I first saw this technology when I was about 10 years old, on an episode of NOVA. A man had built a special EEG headband and a wireless link that allowed him to steer his yacht just by thinking. The military has investigated the technology but deemed it not beneficial for their uses.
I did a few simple experiments myself to try to make it work, but I didn’t have sensitive enough equipment. But! Emotiv invested in the technology and has made it work. Interestingly the headset is much better at detecting emotions then specific thoughts or intentions. I imagine games may emerge that allow your character to fly when you are happy, and be a terror when you are angry. Whether this will help people learn to control their emotions or create a generation of murdering psycho paths is yet to be seen. Emotiv has also added gyroscope controls similar to the Wii so that your computer can tell where your head is.