Emotiv and IBM collaborate on neural interfaces to enable mood expression on the 3D internet

BBC News have reported on the imminent commercial release of Emotiv’s neural interface. According to the article,

The Epoc technology can be used to give authentic facial expressions to avatars of gamers in virtual worlds. For example, if the player smiles, winks, grimaces the headset can detect the expression and translate it to the avatar in game. [BBC News]

The article also reported that,

Emotiv is working with IBM to develop the technology for uses in “strategic enterprise business markets and virtual worlds”

Paul Ledak, vice president, IBM Digital Convergence said brain computer interfaces, like the Epoc headset were an important component of the future 3D Internet and the future of virtual communication. [BBC News]

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