Brain Control Headset for Gamers
US/Australian firm Emotiv has developed a marketable neuro-headset gaming controller due out later this year. The headset implements a technology known as non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG) to read the neural activity. It is the first of its kind that “doesn’t require a large net of electrodes, or a technician to calibrate or operate it and does require gel on the scalp,” says Emotiv President Tan Le. More importantly, it doesn’t cost tens of thousands of dollars per unit.
The price will be around $299 and connects wirelessly to a USB dongle on your computer.
My issue with this device is simple. What happens when you’re busy fragging aliens, or raiding a world boss, and the phone rings… or someone starts talking to you. Errant thoughts run through my head ALL the time and I can’t be expected to keep that from happening.
Fact: I cannot rescue Eric from murlocs if I’m eating a cheesesteak.
Let’s just hope this isn’t part of some evil plot to take over Starfleet a la “The Game”