Brainwave Gaming

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Brainwave Gaming

• Paras KaulDirector, Web Communications
• George Mason University

www.brainwavechick.com
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Neural Artist/Researcher

• Paras Kaul - aka Brainwave Chick
• Performances Call Attention to Brain Matters
• Use Brainwaves to Animate Multimedia Elements
  (images, movies, 3D digital objects, and sound)
• Brainwave Gaming Increases Potential of the
  Brain (brainpower)
• Brainwaves Interact with Physical Matter
  Outside the Body

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Extend Educational Methods

• By Recognizing the Bio-energetic Aspect of Being
  Human
• By Incorporating Neurological Learning into
• Educational Programs
• By Expanding Awareness for Self-Healing and
  Nonverbal Brainwave Communication
• Similar to Eastern Mindfulness Training in
  Practice
• Next Step Brainwave Learning Games Online

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Interactive Brainwave Media
Interactive Brainwave Visual Analyzer (IBVA4)
IBVA V4 Packaged for Sale
IBVA4 Bluetooth Peripheral Connects to Apple
Inc.s MacBook Pro
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Brainwave Games
IBVA4 Computer Multimedia Web
Neurological Learning Brainwave Games Online on
iPhone
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What is a Brainwave Game

• Brainwave Game is a 3-D Object Oriented
  Environment Designed to Interact with Brainwaves
• Created with the Quartz Composer Application
• Uses the Quartz Editor to Create Patches
• Brainwave Data Interact with Object and
  FunctionPatches
• Objects are Multimedia Elements
• Data Trigger Brainwave Switches Using EEG
• Trains the Brain for Greater Brainpower
• More Brainpower Increases Latent Capabilities

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Brainwave Switches
Box like structures isolate areas of brainwave
data and encapsulate parameter values defined by
each boxacting as a brain wave switch. Switches
assign neural control to multimedia elements as
object patches and to volume and filtering in
audio tracks.
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Playing a Brainwave Game

• Strap on a Headband with 3 Electrodes
• Quiet the Mind
• Practice Stillness
• Monitor Brainwaves Using EEG
• Practice Brainwave Switching to Animate Objects
  and to Make Sound
• Analyze Body, Mind, and Brain State
• Experiential Gaming

Brainwave switches change the color of the lotus
and movement of the water in Quicktime Movies
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CROP CIRCLE GAME
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Brainwave Communities

• Upload Brainwaves to Servers
• Download Brainwaves from Servers
• Use Brainwave Data with GamingEnvironments
• Upload Quartz Movies and Animate withBrainwaves
  
• Create Online Brainwave Communities
• Participants Practice Nonverbal Communication
  by Brainwave

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Brainwave Coherence Health

• Sustained Coherence in Low FrequenciesIncreases
  Relaxation and Focuses Mental Attention
• Eliminates Noise in Brain Wave Data
• Creates Balance in Body Chemistry
• Decreases Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and
  Shortness of Breath
• Evens Respiration for Deep Breathing and
  Increases Gastrointestinal Activity

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Brainwave Coherence
Brainwave coherence on the left of the image
indicates coherence in the alpha, theta, delta
bands.
Left and right hemisphere data that occurred the
same time as the coherence data in the top left
image.
Left and right hemisphere data that occurred the
same time as the coherence data in the bottom
left image.
Slight brainwave coherence is indicated in this
data.
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Perceptual Awareness

• Eliminates Stress From the Body/Mind
• Prepares the Body and Mind for Creative
  Thought and Problem Solving.
• Activates Natural Brain Systems
• Allows Activity that Seems Humanly Impossible

Perceptual Awareness of the SubtleVibratory
Aspects of Reality Become More Dominant as
Coherence Increases. Karl Pribram
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Nonverbal Communication
In our deepest states of consciousness, we are
able to explore multiple universes and
multi-dimensional projection spaces. Projections
of this kind may go beyond daily perceptive space
to deeper cognitive spaces.
Dr. John Lilly, M.D.
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Brainwave Audio

• MAX /MSP and GarageBand Applications and any
  Music Application that Supports Audio Unit (AU)
• IBVA4 AUPlug-in Module for Audio Unit
• Create Musical Compositions as Other Dimensional
  Projections.

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Experiential Learning

• Game Begins as Soon as You are ConnectedVia
  Bluetooth Peripheral
• Learn While Playing
• Brainpower Increases the More You Play
• Self-Analysis by Studying Psychic and Bio
  Feedback
• Analyze How the Body Feels in High Beta, Medium
  Beta, Low Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta
• Brainwave Switch In and Out by Will

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Visualizations Createthe Physical Universe
Visualize and Perceive What Previously Has Not
Been Visible or Audible. Visualize the World at
Peace.
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Interactive Brainwave Visual Analyzer System
Masahiro Kahata - Programmer and Developer,
IBVA4 Psychic Lab, Inc. - www.psychiclab.net
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Credits
Neural graphics for this presentation were
provided through the courtesy of
http//www.3dscience.com and Irene Flores,
Internet Multimedia Designer at George Mason
University.