GDC08: 'Brain control' Emotiv headset, round two

by Christopher Grant { Feb 22nd 2008 at 4:45PM }

Though their press conference on Tuesday night was ... well, it was a disaster (watch our video to relive every cringe-inducing moment), that didn't stop the electroencephalographers at Emotiv from demoing their technology on the GDC show floor to, evidently, better effect. Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont donned the cephalopodic contraption and, using nothing more than the power of her mind, managed to make a box disappear. While the technology appears to work well enough (now), we're still not sold on it as a real gaming interface and not a novelty.

*concentrates on finishing post*

Tags: Emotiv, GDC08

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Curtis the Claw Game Master @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:49PM

Wait who is that and where is she from?

Marty @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:26PM

You'd like to say Mahalo to her, eh?

waynski1457 @ Feb 22nd 2008 4:49PM

you left a tag open didnt you...

Guybrush Threepwood @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:04PM

Veronica Belmont is the cutest girl.

pirahna @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:06PM

This is really interesting, but no one will buy it at $300 a pop. If they could get it down to 100$ I can see this being implemented in more games, but 300 is just way too much. And because of that, no developer is going to even consider developing for this. This kind of tech needs to be released on the cheap and at a loss to the company to get it's foot in the door.

Hopefully this will grab someone's attention and make it into the next-gen platforms. By then I can see this costing next to nothing to develop.

StarFoxA @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:09PM

They showed this on GameSpot and he actually played a game. It looks as though it has fantastic potential.

Brian @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:12PM

there is no spoon...

mr mobius @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:30PM

A cute girl who is into gaming. Thats just coming too close to dividing by zero to be safe.

Korova @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:38PM

This will give a whole new meaning to Brain Training. Nintendo better be all over this one.

embassy @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:42PM

I'd like to make HER box disappear!

see what i did!?

no?

fine.

Arttemis @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:43PM

Does no one else see the mind-blowing potential this interface can bring? A device that literally reacts to the mere thoughts of the user can completely replace all other forms of UIs, or add significant leaps.

This technology has been around for decades; does anybody remember the (bad) movie Firefox with Clint Eastwood circa-1982? Jonny Mnemonic (1995)? The Matrix (1999)? BioNeural interfaces shown on various Star Trek episodes!?
Combine this interactivity with the successor to multitouch tenchology with diodes implanted in our fingers to detect hand motions, and contact lenses with built in HUD displays projecting images directly into our optic nerve/visual cortex - and Minority Report's famous scenes will look archaic.

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Future of technology?:
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- Contacts w/ HUD and potential for "superhuman vision":
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/researchers-put-circuits-on-contact-lenses-freak-out-rabbits/
- Current Multitouch technology and its possibilities:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhMVNdplJc
- Simple IR interface that can clearly revolutionize Multitouch:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/11/work-your-wiimote-with-your-fingertips/