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*
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/
Arttemis @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:44PM
Typo:
The *idea* of this technology has been around for decades.
SKI @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:06PM
What I really want is that head-tracking thing in Boom Blocks to become standard. That is a truly revolutionary idea.
DiRT @ Feb 22nd 2008 6:30PM
Ugh. I can't stand the former BOL Belmont.
Jose El Maton @ Feb 22nd 2008 7:13PM
This would make for some VERY interesting Armored Core multiplayer battles. Your mobility and stuff would be based on how concentrated you could stay. Here's hoping!
dan stabbingworth @ Feb 22nd 2008 8:24PM
Ever watch Macross+ ?
Jose El Maton @ Feb 22nd 2008 9:29PM
No, I was more refering to the AMS system in AC4. At least, as I understand the AMS system.
XGM @ Feb 22nd 2008 8:05PM
So now i can make my own sandwiches while pwning noobs sweet.
Evo @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:08PM
It's too slow to be anything amazing, atleast in games.