Gabe Newell has big plans for brain-computer interfaces in gaming
Newell during a recent interview with 1 News. | Image: 1 News Valve co-founder and president Gabe Newell talks about Valve's exploration of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for gaming and beyond, in an interview with New Zealand's 1 News. Although Newell admits that the idea of having your brain interface directly with a computer sounds indistinguishable from science fiction," he says developers would be making a silly mistake" if they ignore the area.
Newell says that Valve is currently working with OpenBCI headsets to develop open-source software with the aim of making it easier for developers to understand the signals coming from people's brains. At its most basic, this could allow software to understand whether a player is enjoying a game, and adjust the experience accordingly. For example,...