Brainwave actuated apparatus
A brainwave actuated apparatus has a brainwave sensor for outputting a brainwave signal, an effector responsive to an input signal, and a controller operatively connected to an output of said brainwave sensor and a control input to said effector. The controller is adapted to determine characteristics of a brainwave signal output by said brainwave sensor and based on said characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said effector.
1. A brainwave actuated apparatus configured to operate a multi-user game, comprising:
a first brainwave sensor for outputting a first brainwave signal originating from a first user;
a second brainwave sensor for outputting a second brainwave signal originating from a second user;
a device operating in accordance with an input signal;
a controller operatively connected to an output of said first brainwave sensor, an output of said second brainwave sensor, and a control input of said device, said controller adapted to:
determine first characteristics of said first brainwave signal;
determine second characteristics of said second brainwave signal;
based on a summation of said first characteristics and said second characteristics, derive a control signal to output to said device;
wherein said first characteristics and said second characteristics are intensities and wherein said summation is a sum of said intensities;
wherein the device configures a multi-user game, the first user and second user being participants in the multi-user game, the multi-user game being a co-operative game having a goal condition triggered at least by the sum of said intensities being a defined brainstate; and
wherein the device comprises at least one vibratory element, the at least one vibratory element capable of providing variable tactile feedback to at least one of the first or the second user upon the goal condition being triggered.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one vibratory element vibrates with an intensity dependent upon the control signal.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device vibrates the musical instrument.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said controller comprises an alpha wave consolidator that produces the sum of said intensities.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the control signal is based at least partly on the summation of said first characteristics and said second characteristics being indicative of each of said first user and said second user being in a meditative state.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the control signal is based at least partly on the summation of said first characteristics and second characteristics being indicative of coherence of at least one detected brainwave frequency in each of the first characteristics and the second characteristics.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device is local to the first user or the second user.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device is remote from the first user or the second user.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a Transmitient User Interface (TUI).
10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a Recipient User Interface (RUI).
11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device comprises at least one of a motor, a tactor, and an effector.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the device comprises a bridge that provides feedback responsive to the control signal.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a display device for displaying a task related to the goal condition of the co-operative game.
14. A method, comprising:
sensing a first brainwave signal originating from a first user;
sensing a second brainwave signal originating from a second user;
determine first characteristics of said first brainwave signal;
determine second characteristics of said second brainwave signal;
based on a summation of said first characteristics and said second characteristics, deriving a control signal to output to a device; and
wherein said first characteristics and said second characteristics are intensities and wherein said summation is a sum of said intensities,
wherein the device configures a multi-user game, the first user and second user being participants in the multi-user game, the multi-user game being a co-operative game having a goal condition triggered at least by the sum of said intensities being a defined brainstate, and vibrating at least one vibratory element of the device for providing variable tactile stimulation to at least one of the first or the second user upon the goal condition being triggered.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the sum of said intensities are produced by a controller comprising an alpha wave consolidator.
16. The method of claim 14 wherein the control signal is based at least partly on the summation of said first characteristics and said second characteristics being indicative of each of said first user and said second user being in a meditative state.
17. The method of claim 14 wherein the control signal is based at least partly on the summation of said first characteristics and second characteristics being indicative of coherence of at least one detected brainwave frequency in each of the first characteristics and the second characteristics.
18. The method of claim 14 further comprising displaying, on a display screen, a task related to the goal condition of the co-operative game.