[hackerspaces] Non-standard computer interfaces

[The Doctor]

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On 03/03/2012 05:16 AM, webmind wrote:

> Are there people on the list or within your space working on 
> alternative interfacing for computing/games/education for people
> with relevant handicaps? So alternatives for using a computer with
> limited motor control (think hawkings) or input/feedback
> alternatives for deaf/blind or deaf-blind.

I was working on this a while ago but ran into a mental block that
I've been working on fixing for a couple of years (viz, not
understanding how GUIs work):

https://drwho.virtadpt.net/tag/ocz_nia

It's my understanding that the NIA isn't manufactured anymore because
more capable units have hit the market but it's what I've got to work
with right now... I was experimenting with recognizing specific
patterns of electrical activity in the forebrain and using them to
trigger MIDI or USB HID events in my laptop, in effect making a simple
input device.  I doubt its resolution would have been sufficient to
replace a keyboard (maybe in time a numeric keypad at best) but you
never know until you try.

A lot of us were excited by this project but it either tanked
spectacularly or it was a scam from the outset, we're not sure which:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/86514518/diy-arduino-eeg

I think it had a lot of potential, plus it would have been easier to
build and test than an OpenEEG (which kicks ass on its own, make no
mistake).

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