Emotiv Systems

Emotiv Systems was an Australian electronics innovation company developing technologies to to evolve human computer interaction incorporating non-conscious cues into the human-computer dialog to emulate human to human interaction. Developing brain–computer interfaces based on electroencephalography (EEG) technology Emotiv System's produced the EPOC near headset, a peripheral targeting the gaming market for Windows, OS X and Linux platforms.[1] The EPOC has 16 electrodes and was originally designed to work as a BCI (brain-computer interface) input device.[2]

The company was founded in 2003 by technology entrepreneurs Tan Le,[3] Nam Do, Allan Snyder[4] and Dr. Neil Weste and made plans for a transition of direction, ownership and location in 2010.

Consumer Use

In an interview,[5] co-founder Tan Le spoke about her desire to 'democratise' EEG headsets in order to allow companies and individuals with limited budgets to experiment and innovate.

Examples of use:

In 2012 Chaotic Moon used the device for a mind controlled skateboard.[6]

In 2013 Smirnoff used the headsets to create a music track known as Project Mindtunes.[7] The track was created using the brainwaves of DJ Fresh and musicians with paralysis.

In 2014 Bwin used the headsets to visualise brain maps of individuals playing a game of Texas Hold'em in order to differentiate between the workings of an expert player versus an amateur.[8]

At the EMC World Conference in Las Vegas in May 2015, Emotiv showed how the headsets can be used to play video games using mind control.[9]

A user wearing a wireless Emotiv EPOC headset.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blog Archive » Emotiv EPOC Neuroheadset Update". grinding.be. 2008-03-22. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Stephen (8 July 2008). "Headset makes empty Promises of Mind-Control Games". G4 Media, Inc. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Tan Le". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  4. ↑ "Allan Snyder". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  5. ↑ "http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/lives/emotivs-ceo-hopes-wearable-technology-will-broaden-brain-research". www.notimpossiblenow.com. Retrieved 2015-06-05. External link in |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Board of Imagination: A mind-controlled skateboard. Seriously - CNET". CNET. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfxKZiSCDQ, retrieved 2015-06-05 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Your Brain on Poker". Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  9. ↑ "The EEG Headset that Allows you to Play Video Games Using Mind Control". Retrieved 2015-06-05.

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