In Second Life Gets Brain Controls a “brain computer interface” is described that has been developed to allow a person to control their own avatar in Second Life via thought.
When the user just thinks about moving his arm or leg the BCI system correlates the movements to a keyboard emulator, which then controls the action in Second Life. Since the system is limited to basic actions, there are plans to improve the BCI for more elaborate movements. Even though the researchers hope this will help psychically impaired people communicate and do business in Second Life, we still think the first life, real life, is more important.
Source: Gizmodo
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I really do not understand the “we still think the first life, real life, is more important” phrase… Thats simple not the question.
It’s like to compare robots with humans. Stupid. Of course is real life more important because it is so much richer.
But the virtual world is part of our cultural trip to the future. Mankind always wanted the “artificial thing”. We will have it and it will help us for things we mostly can not imagine today. And btw it feels good.
Anyway, this same phrase again and again will not be of any help to develop virtual worlds the best way possible. They will come and it will be good. So the question should be: what is it good for?