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Emotiv to Make a Splash at GDC Next Week

Emotiv Systems, which has been in stealth mode since it was founded in 2003, will publicly unveil its “brain-reading” headset at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week. I first blogged about Emotiv, which is part of part of Microsoft's Startup Accelerator Program, last year. the Company has since then refined what it calls its “high fidelity neuro-system that redefines the realm of human-computer interaction”. Basically, their system enables players to control actions in games (like lifting and rotating objects, moving avatars left/right/forward/back etc) through the power of their thoughts. They wear a headset that reads and transmits basic thoughts and emotions into game playing. At GDC, they will probably show off their Harry Potter game – where you (as Harry) can lift fire out of a firepit and throw it at various objects around you (pillars, walls) and thus destroy everything in sight. My tween kids played with it, they loved it! Emotiv has raised $6.3 million in funding to date. Its investors include Technology Venture Partners (TVP), Epicure Capital Partners and the Australian Federal Government.

Published Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:20 PM by Anne-Marie Roussel

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About Anne-Marie Roussel

Anne-Marie Roussel manages the Entertainment portfolio (Zune, Video, Xbox). She came to Microsoft in December 2005, with over 22 years of IT experience most recently as Vice President, Research at Gartner. During her ten year career at Gartner, she was responsible for Gartner predictions on the future of IT, launched Gartner’s Cool Vendors publication and headed the launch of Gartner’s Internet practice in Europe.
Anne-Marie Roussel
Connected Entertainment
Anne-Marie Roussel manages the Entertainment portfolio (Zune, Video, Xbox). She came to Microsoft in December 2005, with over 22 years of IT experience most recently as Vice President, Research at Gartner. During her ten year career at Gartner, she was responsible for Gartner predictions on the future of IT, launched Gar...

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