Sunday, April 20, 2008

The Next Wii

At long last the device everyone (or maybe just me)has been waiting for has arrived, the power to play video games with your mind.

Emotiv has invented a new device that detects patterns produced by the brain's electrical activity with 14 strategically placed head sensors. From the sensors the device will be able to react to the player mood and change the music of the game to match the user's tension or make the game harder if the player is board. While the first generation hitting store shelf’s soon ($299 retail)isn’t meant to replace the controller as much as complement it, a few generations down the line this could replace everything we use for human-to-machine interaction.

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