Thought-Controlled Computing Installation Is The World’s Largest

InteraXon is a Toronto-based company that makes thought-controlled products. They have created a custom installation for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics which will allow participants to control the lights at major Landmarks in Ontario using thought alone.

Covering a distance of over 3000 km, InteraXon’s Bright Ideas project will let people in Vancouver use the power of their minds to shift light displays on Toronto’s CN Tower, Ottawa’s Parliament Buildings, and at Niagara Falls.

They explain how it works:

The headset used in the installation measures the brain’s electrical output and reacts to alpha waves, associated with relaxation, and beta waves, associated with concentration. As the users relax or focus their thoughts, the computer will send a message over the internet to the site they are viewing.  InteraXon’s custom software connects users thoughts to the lighting controls to change the display on the landmark site. The outcome is a thought-generated light show that will be visible to the local residents in Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara Falls and will be projected on massive screens in Ontario House during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

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