Project Update: Thinker Blinker

I've tried uploading the files I recorded from Muse Monitor to be read in Unity. The thing is, I couldn't find the correct reference for this line of work. So after deliberating and discussing with my lecturer, I think I've decided to change the project quite a bit.

The main idea is still incorporating the human brainwave as part of the project. However, it is more of playing with the idea that 'mind control' is real. There this project I stumbled where these two people are controlling a 'light-bulb' to turn on and off with just thinking about turning it on and off.

The Thinker Blinker is a project created by using Arduino and Muse headset. The basic idea is connecting the Arduino to a lightbulb (invented by cutting LED strings short and shoving it into a bulb-like cup), and to the Muse headset via Particle Photon. From my understanding, Particle Photon is in charge of allowing the Arduino to be able to connect to wifi/Bluetooth and therefore can connect to the Muse headset wirelessly.

Then, the idea of 'mind-control' comes from the calibration of the coding, which allows someone to think hard enough to turn the bulb on or off.

video via youtube

Hoping to try and start this experiment this week.

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