To celebrate the end of another fantastic week, we’ve picked the best of the best in BCI announcements for your weekly InteraXon News Roundup….
1/ Second Life Builds Another Virtual Gaming BCI
Second Life, the popular online gaming portal which lets users build virtual reality memes and experiences, has developed a sophisticated brain computer interface in partnership with our friends at the Austrian company G.Tec. The interface allows website members, with paralyzing disabilities, to control their avatar and interact with others in Second Life. According to published findings, the interface goes one step beyond the virtual realm, and can also control real-world surroundings. Read more about it here
2/ Scientists Can Now Predict Your Future
The world of BCI’s take a new and exciting turn when you read (and combine it with) this: researchers at University of Western Ontario have discovered a way to predict the future actions of another human being based on a brain scan. Sound familiar? Here’s how
I hope they can’t see what I have planned for my afternoon.
That’s it folks! Stay tuned for more, next week.
