Lets Play Mind Games

Yes, the era of thought-controlled video games has arrived.

During the late 70s, the Atari made Americans couch potatoes. This paved the way for a host of other video game consoles during the 90s: Nintendo, Sega, and PlayStation. The cardinal rule for game consoles is to top off its predecessors. And with the recent releases of the XBOX 360 and the PlayStation3, the possibilities for the video-gaming industry seem limitless. Case and point: the Emotiv EPOC headset.

The Emotiv EPOC headset is the world’s first Brain Computer Interface (BCI). It’s a component that will revolutionize contemporary video games. This headset detects and processes real time brain activity using a device that measures brain electricity. It picks up over 30 different expressions, emotions and actions.

With this type of technology, games can be thought-operated as opposed to finger-operated.

Think about it.

See the CNN article here.