Progress:
This week Ryan and I have been focusing more on learning how to use MindWave because it has arrived and it is essential for our video game. To do this, we have been testing out apps run with MindWave. Right now we have only tested three apps. One app helps us learn how to control our attention. It does this by making us burn a barrel with the value of our attention. The more attention we are putting on the barrel the more it burns. The other app helps us control our meditation by making a ball float higher and higher as you start to relax your mind. The last app includes a set of math problems that we have to solve in a short period of time. This game helps us in both aspects of meditation and attention because we cannot let the time limit intimidate us, and the same time we have to be attentive in order to solve the problems.
We have also learned how to read the values for meditation and attention. When the value for meditation and attention increases that means that we are more calm and attentive. We've noticed that for the most part, meditation and attention are inversely proportional. This means that as one of them increases, the other decreases. It is very difficult to be both calm and attentive, but that is why we use the third app that includes the set of math problems.
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Problem:
Helana has officially transferred out of ELRO and is being homeschooled so we cannot count on her for this project. Another problem that we have is that we do not know how to interpret raw data. We also do not know how to record the data straight from MindWave.
Plan:
We plan to find a data recoding method. After finding a method, we want to record data from students in the STEM class under a mental stimuli that is kept constant. We hope that this data will further our understanding of how the brain responds to certain conditions. With that in mind, we hope to use the conclusions analysed from this information to develop a game that is more realistic.
In parallel, we have to keep watching tutorials on Maya and Java because we cannot just forget about that aspect of the game.
From NeuroSky Q&A:
ReplyDeleteQ: What are the best applications for tracking, recording and exporting analysis data?
A: Below are our recommended Apps for tracking, recording, and exporting analysis:
Research Tools (MRT), $500: Includes NeuroView to record and track Raw Wave, Power Bands, Attention and Meditation. NeuroSkyLab allows researchers to export into Matlab. This program is geared toward serious researchers and engineers.
MyndPlay Pro, $99: An easy to use program. Allows you to record, track Raw Waves, Power Bands, Attention, and Meditation values. The data can be exported into CSV. The user can also record while watching a video and track the data in sync with the video.
Labview Driver, Free: A driver that plugs our SDK into Labview Software.
NeuroSky Recorder, Free: A free application on iOS that can be used to view and record your brainwaves.
Also, from NeuroSky store:
Android App Description:
eegID by Isomer Programming LLC enables you to connect over Bluetooth(TM) to a NeuroSky(TM) MindWave Mobile Headset (or others compatible with ThinkGear(TM) technology), and view Electroencephalography (EEG) data, specifically these fields: PoorSignal, EEG Raw Value, EEG Raw Value Volts, Attention Level, Meditation Level, Blink Strength, Delta(1-3Hz), Theta(4-7Hz), Alpha Low(8-9Hz), Alpha High(10-12Hz), Beta Low(13-17Hz), Beta High(18-30Hz), Gamma Low(31-40Hz), and Gamma Mid(41-50Hz).
For more serious academic study, the following link show you a technical paper:
http://pe.org.pl/articles/2014/2/44.pdf
I strongly suggest that your group should focus intensively in understanding the operation, data acquisition, neural data analysis, and possible applications next week. We need to move forward faster!!!