My neighbor's kid just got a basic BCI for his video games

I was over there last week and saw him using a headband that reads his brain signals to move things on screen. He said it took about three tries to get the hang of just making a block go left or right. It made me think about how this tech is starting to show up in homes, not just labs. Has anyone here tried one of these consumer-grade setups yet?

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the_mary2mo ago

Wow, I read they're basically just fancy muscle sensors right now.

casey_fox682mo ago

Yeah @the_mary, but what about the data they're collecting on us?

wood.john1mo ago

Used to call these things a gimmick. Thought it was just another way for companies to sell you a toy that does less than what it promises. But my buddy let me try his Emotiv headset last month and I had to eat my words. Within five minutes I was moving a cursor on screen without touching anything. It's not mind reading like the movies but it's way beyond muscle sensors. The thing picks up actual brainwave patterns and you train it to recognize what you want. Still feels weird to have a machine respond to what you're thinking but it works. Changed my whole view on where this stuff is going.