We talked about the Emotiv last year during GDC and came away fairly impressed. Basically you control games with your “brain” using thoughts, expressions, and emotions to move on-screen figures.
This is the final official headset — we saw a prototype last year — and it will cost about $299 at Emotiv.com. You can use the included software to connect directly to almost any game using the Emotiv EmoKey. I’m going to call this a very cool toy right now, but clearly a technology to watch.
Emotiv Unveils World’s First Brain-Controlled Video Gaming Headset [BusinessWire]
Wow very, very cool. Have you tried it? I so want to get one of those.
Blake tried it last year. Worked really well.
Looks really cool. Sadly, I don’t game on my computer, and that $300 is being saved up for iPhone 2.
Nice. I remember seeing this last year (Along with a couple other types of ‘brain-control’ controllers) and was really excited about it then, and that much more excited about it now. Can’t wait to see demonstrations, etc that use this.
My ten year old thinks it’s really cool. She wants to put it on, and use it to control me.
oh my god…
what are you all saying? dont you understand??
This device..this gaming wonder is just the start.
step back and look at the big picture.
This device can be used for things bigger and better than games and fun. what about prosthetic limbs, telekenetic artificial body parts. The worlds healthcare industry just made a huge leap into the future. think about what this technology would mean for someone with one leg or arm … now he or she would be able to move an artificial body part normaly. games my arse… billions of people now have a chance at a normal life. i recon about 40% of disabled people round the world will have just lost their disability.
this miguel here at carolina high and academy, im working on my senior project. I want to us your emotive on a art program to help disable people and i wondering if there is a way this can work by the way i think this is aws0me