Mind Control Avatars - Second Life Device (VIDEO)
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A helmet-like device with electrodes attached, developed by Keio University bioengineers in Japan, has enabled people to control Second Life avatars through nothing other than their own thoughts. This opens the possibility for the disabled to recover the ability to communicate and do business in the virtual world.
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The blind demographic has been missing out on simulated life in the virtual world, but Irish IBM students hope to change that. “The students have designed an audio equivalent of the virtual world using 3D sound to create a sense of space,” the BBC reported. One of the Irish researchers explained i… [More]
Read More: boingboing.net Via: news.yahoo
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