Be excited, but be scared. The era of thought controlled games has arrived, and soon you could be required only to ‘think’ to operate a video game.
The Emotiv EPOC headset – the first Brain Computer Interface (BCI) device for the gaming market is the technology behind the revolution – and the company claims to have already mastered thought control.
The EPOC detects and processes real time brain activity patterns using a device that measures electric activity in the brain and can pickup over 30 different expressions, emotions and actions.
When integrated into games, virtual worlds and other simulated environments, this technology will have a profound impact on the user’s experience.
Expect to see sci-fi scenarios depicted in The Matrix, and Star Trek’s ‘Holodeck’ are now comprehendible realities in the future.
Satellite navigation, hands-free phone, DVD, multiple screens, web-access on every seat, multiple music liraries and so much more in this In-Car-PC ensure you now have no reason to leave your vehicle.
Jake Loniak, a student at the Art Center College of Design, has came up with a biking system that will act as an extension of your body.
The Deux Ex Machina consists of a vertically parking motorcycle that will be managed by 36 pneumatic muscles with 2 linear actuators. The machine is controlled by the riders muscles and changes shape based on the riding speed.
The wearable bike of the future is pretty cool but the prospect of an accident at 130 kmph where all body parts are thrown in different directions is scary.
Be excited, but be scared. The era of thought controlled games has arrived, and soon you could be required only to ‘think’ to operate a video game.
