News > Brain-to-Game Interface Worries Scientists
September 5, 2007
Article on the front page today about NeuroSky, a company making BCIs, or brain-computer interfaces, for gaming. These devices, slated to start shipping for consumer PCs in 2008, use technology that helps quadriplegics use computers and apply it to entertainment:
Consumer BCIs use noninvasive electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors attached to the scalp to detect brain-wave patterns. The signals are amplified and digitized, so a computer can process the information.
BCIs can allow game players to move around and manipulate objects within virtual game environments, using thought alone. They can also detect and monitor the brain-wave patterns associated with a person's emotional state and stress levels.
But doctors who know the technology are worried about its use for games. Check out the whole debate on the front page today.
Direct Brain-to-Game Interface Worries Scientists [Wired]
