Comments on: WII? NO. EEG? LOL!

WII? NO. EEG? LOL!

redsparkler — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:49:00 -0800

Just when you were getting tired of all this typing and clicking, a little slice of sci-fi has finally made it to real life. Let the calm-voiced folks at Emotiv Systems usher in the latest advancements in the brain-computer interface realm, where a thought, a wink, and a wave might replace the keyboard and mouse.

Although I'd still rather just play a few games of Mindball (previously).

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:16:16 -0800

Computer? Hello... computer?

By: [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST]

[NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:19:43 -0800

This sounds like it would be cool to play for a while, but will probably lead to the mental and physical ruination of future generations. I can't even muster that much excitement for the technology, I just imagine doughy children with twitchy faces refusing to leave a world in which they can move mountains.

By: netbros

netbros — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:22:19 -0800

With all the brain cells I killed from all my alcoholic drinking days, you might not want to be near me when I have this thing on.

By: cmoj

cmoj — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:24:07 -0800

I'm glad to see that the future is finally here.

By: a robot made out of meat

a robot made out of meat — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:25:08 -0800

I've been waiting for my Starship Troopers gear for a while.

By: sebastienbailard

sebastienbailard — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:52:06 -0800

This technology will be great for people with RSIs, someday.

By: empath

empath — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:57:38 -0800

I've been reading about exactly this technology coming out for games since the 80s. I swear there was one released for the coleco vision or something like that.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:21:59 -0800

(thinking hard at screen) "DELETE ALL FILES? ARE YOU SURE?" (thinking harder) "SEND YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO RUSSIAN MAFIA? ARE YOU SURE?" (would be burning the screen if I had heat vision) "VOTE FOR THE CLONE OF GEORGE W. BUSH? TWICE?"

By: JHarris

JHarris — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:26:04 -0800

sebastienbailard: This technology will be great for people with RSIs, someday. Wait until you have to hire a psychologist to help you over come Repetitive Thought Disorders: "To help you overcome your inability to stop opening porn sites, we've set up the HOSTS file on your machine to redirect them to a special video file. It's an early-21st-century form of psychic torture called, where'd I put that note... ah, 'I'm Never Gonna Give You Up,' by one Dr. Rick Astley."

By: redsparkler

redsparkler — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:37:43 -0800

Oh, for sure, JHarris. If I can't even make an automated phone tree understand my spoken words, I'm sure as hell not going to trust my computer with my thoughts.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:17:30 -0800

Yes, I know some victims of RSIs who would love such a machine. I imagine they'd happily buy expensive real EEG machines, but I'm not sure how current software fares with a full computer interface.

By: pombe

pombe — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:27:08 -0800

I know some folks who work at Emotiv, and I've gotten to play with it. It's quite cool. You can even use it to control fire: http://labs.false-profit.com/blog/2008/05/17/pyrocranium/