A Biosensor controller

1. THE „STANFORD CONTROLLER“
source: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nYbcIun-VFU/maxresdefault.jpg

2. 1. THE DEVELOPER
source:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2014/05/05/busin
ess/05bits-disrupt/05bits-disrupt-blog480.jpg
- The prototype controller was born from
research conducted in the lab of Gregory
Kovacs at Standford University
- Leader of the project was Corey McCall
(a doctoral candidate)
- The main area of research:
developing practical ways of measuring
physiological signals to determine how a
person's bodily systems are functioning
Corey McCall

3. 2. THE CONTROLLER
source:
http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2014/images/gaming_new
s.jpg
- A modified XBOX 360 controller
- Biosensors on both sides of the controller
- A 3D printed plastic module
- Requires matching software

4. 3. TECHNIQUE
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYbcIun-
VFU
- Biosensors on both sides and below
of the controller measure the heart rate,
respiration rate and the skin temperature
- A software measure these data and rated
what is going on in the brain
- With these data the software determines
whether the player likes the game

5. sources:
News Allgemein – Contoller macht Games mittels Biosensoren bei Langeweile
Härter (Video), Autor: Andreas Roth
http://www.prad.de/new/news/shownews_alg7684.html
Stanford News - Stanford engineers design video game controller that can
sense players' emotions by Bjorn Carey
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/april/game-controller-excitement-040714.html
Stanford Engineering Electrical Engeneering- Engineers design game
controller that senses when players get bored
https://ee.stanford.edu/news/research-news/05-01-2014/engineers-design-game-
controller-senses-when-players-get-bored