The Game Developer Conference begins tomorrow for us at NeuroSky. The tally of our new product announcements is long and meaningful. Stop by the show and say hello or drop us a note at info@neurosky.com to find out more.
Mindset Wave Brain Gaming Headset
The all-new MindSet™ Wave is designed specifically for gamers. As the second product introduction in NeuroSky’s consumer line, the MindSet Wave delivers a lower price point and imaginative new features. Easy to wear and thoughtfully light-weight, it securely fits to enable an active gaming experience. Wireless and self-pairing USB connection make setup and use effortless. MSRP will range from $49 to $99 depending on volume and bundling options. It will ship before the Christmas 2010 holiday season.
Application Developer Program
The NeuroSky Application Developer Program is the world’s deepest collection of knowledge and instructions for consumer BCI application development. Brain-enhanced gaming experiences are incredibly easy to create from scratch, or to strengthen a current application. Sample code, tutorials, API instructions, support, business development and more can all be found under one roof at http://developer.neurosky.com/. Our market feedback mechanism monitors the most requested new genres, enabling NeuroSky partners to target their development by focusing on the areas with the strongest return on investment.
iPhone App Developer Kit
BCI is a compelling way to raise iPhone apps above the clutter. None of the 140,000 applications on the iTunes App Store feature real BCI integration. This will change in 2010. Developers within this mobile collection of creativity and innovation can now harness the power of the human brain to educate, entertain and heal. The iPhone App Developer Kit consists of a MindSet; a matching Bluetooth dongle for the iPhone 30-PIN connector; the SDK elements; and Apple iTunes publishing contract. Hardware quantities are limited and will be made available to qualified NeuroSky Developers.
Blink Capture
A brilliantly simple user input tool, NeuroSky Blink Capture™ enables application command and control protocol. Blink and something happens. The larger the eyeblink, the larger the value reported by the meter. To demonstrate Blink Capture capabilities, NeuroSky’s BlinkZone Demo App is driven by human eyeblinks. Blink Capture uses NeuroSky’s Intensensitive™ technology, where soft eyeblinks result in mild digital fireworks explosions and intense eyeblinks manifest in massive explosions, making for a memorable grand finale.
Zone Meter
Athletes understand ‘the zone.’ Video gamers feel ‘the zone.’ For the first time, ‘the zone’ can be quantified and harnessed. A proprietary combination of mental attention with balanced relaxation, the Zone Meter™ will add a dimension to video games. To demonstrate the Zone Meter, the BlinkZone Demo App governs the altitude of the fireworks on-screen with heightened state of the Zone.
Sync
How much do you see eye-to-eye with your friends? With NeuroSky’s new Sync Meter, actively compare your brainwave patterns with your friends while sharing the same experience. The Sync Meter is a way to share a brain-computer interface experience with a partner and compare mutual reactions of brain waves. In our Sync Demo game, player’s brain waves are measured for response on a variety of music. Find out your level of mental connection and see how well you match up. Who knows – maybe you will discover your BFF.
Mar.
11th,
2010
Build your own Wii-mote enhanced game that uses the MindSet.
Our friends at Coding4Fun, a blog by Microsoft that has some way cool tutorials and projects, created a very interesting project using the MindSet. The full project instructions are available on their site and you can download the game for free. Use it as a jumping off point to learn how to implement XNA.
http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2010/03/08/9974237.aspx
Mar.
9th,
2010
When we talk about neuroscience and it’s vast potential, it can be a bit daunting.
We understand. We often get that glazed-over look when we try to explain it. The answer: we are creating a tutorial series that makes it easier to take what we’ve built and add on your own expertise. One of our first tutorials in this planned series is a “Hello Thinkgear” project that teaches you how to connect your MindSet to a simple Flash program. Check it out.
http://developer.neurosky.com/docs/doku.php?id=app_notes_and_tutorials
Mar.
7th,
2010