Gavin
February 20th, 2008, 12:58 PM
Gamers will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.
A neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain will go on sale later this year.
"It picks up electrical activity from the brain and sends wireless signals to a computer,"
The brain is made up of about 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, which emit an electrical impulse when interacting. The headset implements a technology known as non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG) to read the neural activity
It can also read emotions of players and translate those to the virtual world. "The headset could be used to improve the realism of emotional
responses of AI characters in games," said Ms Le.
It can also read emotions of players and translate those to the virtual world. "The headset could be used to improve the realism of emotional responses of AI characters in games," said Ms Le.
Gamers are able to move objects in the world just by thinking of the action.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7254078.stm
A neuro-headset which interprets the interaction of neurons in the brain will go on sale later this year.
"It picks up electrical activity from the brain and sends wireless signals to a computer,"
The brain is made up of about 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, which emit an electrical impulse when interacting. The headset implements a technology known as non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG) to read the neural activity
It can also read emotions of players and translate those to the virtual world. "The headset could be used to improve the realism of emotional
responses of AI characters in games," said Ms Le.
It can also read emotions of players and translate those to the virtual world. "The headset could be used to improve the realism of emotional responses of AI characters in games," said Ms Le.
Gamers are able to move objects in the world just by thinking of the action.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7254078.stm