BIOS Team - Bidirectional Input/Output System 2002/03

Thomas Tirel, Sven Hahne, Jaanis Garancs, Norman Muller
Academy of Media Arts Cologne
This project shows a custom built apparatus, which consists of a helmet with 16 electrodes (sensors) that get attached to the spectator's head, HMD (head mounted display), EEG device and a computer. The HMD shows images that are synthesized from the impulses, generated from spectator's brain reaction to the images shown a moment before -- thus creating a feedback loop.

The contemporary industry propagates continuous scientific advancements that rely on procedures, which often are hidden to consumers -- and not only because of their complexity. It seems that this is a common custom to manifest this knowledge (often not thoroughly proven) -- as hard facts. The BIOS project is a slightly ironic comment on the above-mentioned processes. It combines successive rational science with the functional (martial) aesthetics. BIOS tries to emphasise the subtle difference between the 'serious' scientific analysis and semantic absurdity.
More info: http://bios.x-i.net/info/index.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• interactive
• art
• EEG
• head
• mounted
• display
• brain
• bio
• feedback