“This
is the first though-controlled device that's stylish and easy to wear”
Comments by Interaxon
CEO Ariel Garten on the Muse Computer Controller at Le Web Conference in Paris,
France
Are
you a fan of Mind Controlled Gaming or Gaming Peripherals that don’t require
physical contact or use Motion Sensors to detect movement? You should be: it’s
one of IBM (International Business Machines) top Five Future Trends for the
next five (5) years as prognosticated in my Geezam Blog
article entitled “IBM’s
advent of Mind Reading as Samsung patents Astral Projection Tech as the next
Big Thing”.
Then
I’ll assume you’ll love this story about the Toronto, Ontario Canada-based Mind
Controller startup Interaxon and their latest Bluetooth-connected Mind
Controller, the Muse as described in “InteraXon
looking for crowdfunding for Muse, a brainwave-sensor headband”,
published October 24, 2012 by Bob Yirka, PhysOrg
that’s coming in 2013. That’s in Ontario,
Canada folks, same place where RIM (Research in Motion), maker of the
Blackberry’s located!
It
seems that new controller development’s the way to spark interest in Video
Games and gain new followers in the now slowly dying Gaming World, their death being
accelerated by smartpjhones and Tablets as noted in my Geezam blog article entitled “How
the Apple iPad killed Ultrabooks, Printing and the Mouse as the World
Rediscovers Tablets”.
To
this end, the IndiGogo funded Interaxon’s placing its big bet on the future of
Mind Controlled Gaming units via its debut of their US$199 Computer Controller
called the Muse as stated in the article “Startup
to launch $199 brainwave computer controller in 2013”,
published December 4, 2012 3:20 AM PST by Stephen Shankland, CNET News.
Interaxon
CEO Ariel Garten Muse controller made its debut in Paris, France at the Le Web
Conference for Internet and Web development. For those who’ve been following my
little blog, this was long in coming and its development was foretold in my blog
article entitled “Neurosky,
Mind Controlled Games and Movable Ears - Alpha and Beta Future of Gaming”.
This is a big improvement, as the design of the Muse Mind Controller solves
some aesthetic problems with the appearance of the product, quote: “This is the
first though-controlled device that's stylish and easy to wear”.
So
it’s no surprise that Interaxon’s chosen to debut this Bluetooth-connected Muse
Mind Controller for computers packed with a few basic games and opened it up to
Developers as laid out by Interaxon CEO Ariel Garten, quote “We invite everyone
to help unlock the potential of the technology alongside us”.
Console
Gaming’s the fastest way to build up a following for an entry-level product
that’s still in its infancy. The Muse is an aesthetically beautifully designed
and named EEG (Electro encephalograph) that converts so-called brainwaves into
motion via its four (4) EEG Sensors built into this US$199 controller.
Quick
recap on Brainwaves, which consist of two (2) types of brainwaves; Alpha and
Beta (Greek for “A” and “B”):
1.
Alpha Waves are associated with
relaxation
2.
Beta Waves are associated with
concentration
Software
interprets the EEG signals from the Muse Mind Controller Headset, filters out
the noise and amplified the Alpha and Beta Waves. They’re then relayed via
Bluetooth to the computer thus allowing the wearer to control the Gaming Unit.
For now, the Muse isn’t very useful, aside from adding emotions to documents by
varying Fonts or adding emoticons to email and doing very simple browsing task,
it’s fairly tame.
However,
the new interface peripheral for your Computer, Tablet or Laptop, it’s also a
great mind relaxer. Via visual feedback from the use of the device to play
games exercise the muscles in your mind! And as with any form of exercise,
it’ll initially cause some Muscle strain; users of Mind Controller Headgear
have reported headaches and nausea after continued usage. This lightweight
glasses-like design should alleviate that problem and the headaches’ll fade
with continued usage.
As
with any physical task, constant use and practice in focusing your Alpha Waves (Relaxation)
and Beta Waves (Concentration) exercises those Windmills of You Mind, The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999) Style. This helps you to deal with a range of
things from mood swings to anger management; great way to relax from those days
at work when nothing’s going your way.
It’s
now becoming clear that Americans like alternative ways of interacting with
their gadgets as noted in my Geezam blog article
entitled “Siri and Kinect: Heralds of a coming world free of Remote
Controls”. Interaction that’s intuitive
and akin to what they’re used to with fellow Humans beings:
1. Touch
as in the case of the Apple iPad and now catching on Microsoft’s debut of the
Surface Tablet as described in my blog
article entitled “Microsoft
debuts Windows 8 with new Surface Tablets - PixelSense rebranding as the Dark
Knight Rises to defeat PC World”
2. 3D
Motion Capture such as the Nintendo Wii and the Microsoft Kinect controller for
the Xbox 360 noted in my blog article as noted in my blog
article entitled “Nintendo
Wii vs Microsoft Kinect - War of the Worlds in Jodine Spark's Battlefield”
3. Real-Time
Language Translation services such as those offered by Japanese Telecom
Provider NTT DoCoMo as described in my blog
article entitled “NTT
DoCoMo introduces Free Real-Time Language Translation App - A Siri-esque Looper
for Increased Business International Calling and Local Advertising Revenue”.
4. Augmented
Reality, which already has practical uses such as virtual shopping as describe
in my blog article entitled “QR
Codes and Shopping in South Korea - My Science Project for A Virtual
Supermarket” and “Daqri
combines QR Codes with Augmented Reality - Ads and PR Minority Report Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof”
5. Voice
Control such as Siri as described in my Geezam blog article entitled “Siri and Kinect: Heralds of a coming world free of Remote
Controls”
Already
practical spin-off are in the offing aside from just Mobile Computing and
Gaming. In the Medical Field, the Microsoft Kinect’s being used to teach Med
Sci Students Surgical Techniques and also keep the operating theater Germ free
as noted in my blog
article entitled “Microsoft
Kinect used to Teach Aneurysm Surgical procedures - A Gross Anatomy Future
controlled by Voice and Gestures”. Imagine someone
operating on you using the mere power of their mind!
Thus
Big things are expected of this foray into Mind Controller, now finally getting
a serious push in 2013 and seeing an increase in the number of competitors in
this burgeoning field, already occupied by other players such as Neurosky.
Gaming’s the natural way to go initially as predicted in foretold in my blog
article entitled “Neurosky,
Mind Controlled Games and Movable Ears - Alpha and Beta Future of Gaming”.
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