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Emotiv EPOC - Playing Video Games with Your Mind

The increase in the popularity of the system and Wii games such as Guitar Hero, and a rock band that emerged from a trend in video games: the death of the traditional controller. While the games have been played once on the front line with the thumb now, she played with the entire body. A new invention takes note of this trend even further, users, it allows you to play with their heads.

The Emotiv EPOC ™ is a head covering, video, players control the action and the characters’ emotions by their thoughts. Instead of moving hands, a person may not be thinking about how they want a sign to move, and it went on the screen. If a player smile on their screen is also for a smile. The EPOC is specially designed to work with any PC and game consoles - but a game must be specifically designed to be used with the device. To foster the integration head coverings, the company behind the EPOC, Emotiv system, the availability of game developers tools to help them, new technologies.

Emotiv system has been modified by a number of entrepreneurs, creators of a chip and a neurologist, in order “to consider the introduction of the man-machine dialogue.” They say that during that they focus on the application of technology in the video game industry right now, she believes that the technology is used for a variety of purposes - from television on the market for research purposes and security computer network. Emotiv After its patented technology neuronal processing enables the computer to interact directly with the human brain.

The EPOC has three categories of detection: expressive, cognitive and effective. With expressive, Emotiv requirements of the EPOC read and understand facial expressions (for example - smiles, laughs, winks, spent eyes, shock), then carry a new character on the screen. Thanks to the efficiency, they say, the game of dynamically adapts to each experiment - the importance of music or sound on the headset reads as a person who has feelings. And by the cognitive skills, they are linked to a person’s ability to control the actions on the screen by thinking about them.

Although it will not be available until the end of the year, game enthusiasts interested EPOC can reserve online at Helmets Emotiv’s Web site. The device is intended for $ 300, and comes bundled with a game, put the helmet. Early adapter Emortal also access to an online portal that allows people to access content and experience gained through the headset. Designed as an urban geographic representation, whether users can walk away from the city and find games and other applications. You can also download their own content, such as music or photos, and the experience, she has the helmet.

Although the technology of the EPOC is filled with fascinating possibilities, but perhaps also an unexpected setback. While hearty applause Wii processing technology of video games to a level of physical activity, the EPOC (if successful), but they may have the opposite effect: people are not even a thumb, a game to play.